Explorer Days

Leave No Child Inside Explorer Days!

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FREE events featuring fun, hands-on outdoor activities will nurture your child's sense of wonder and appreciation for nature.

At the same time, parents and caregivers will receive simple guidance on how to take children outside anytime to play and discover nature in backyards, parks, preserves, and even on city sidewalks! Primarily targeted at families with children six and under.

This series of events is sponsored by the Colonel Stanley McNeil Foundation, Chicago Park District, Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo, Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Lake County Forest Preserve District, McHenry County Conservation District, Morton Arboretum, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service.

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