Registration Required by Thursday, July 18
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 7, 2013. Thorn Creek’s Junior Ecologists Club offering monthly fun-filled nature activities for young people age 9 -12 has its next meeting Saturday, July 20 from noon to 3 p.m. to explore the woodland. Out on trail they will walk the uplands and bottomlands making observations, learning about the plants and animals living there. With games and examining owl pellets, youth will discover the food web of life for woods.
Young people should be prepared to get muddy, wear boots, no open toed shoes and long pants, and bring a water bottle and insect repellent. Participants should be able to walk approximately 2 miles outdoors on natural surface trails across uneven and possibly wet and/or muddy terrain. Junior Ecologists Club is a free program and registration is required by Thursday, July 18.
For additional information or to register, call 708-747-6320 or e-mail [email protected].
Thorn Creek Nature Center is open Friday-Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. and three and a half miles of trails are open daily, dawn to dusk. Visit us at 247 Monee Road, Park Forest.
