Thank you for your interest in our Tuesday on the Trail hikes! We will begin again on Tuesday, January 18. In the meantime, please enjoy a late fall or early winter hike in our preserves.
Thank you for your interest in our Tuesday on the Trail hikes! We will begin again in the early fall. Be sure to check out the wildflowers blooms all summer long in our preserves.
Thank you for joining us on our Tuesday on the Trail hikes! While we have concluded our spring hikes, we will begin again in the late summer.
Thank you for joining us on our Tuesday on the Trail hikes! While we have concluded our winter hikes, we will begin again in the late summer. In the meanwhile, please join us for our Monday morning bird walks, May 1 through May 22. See you down the trail!
See below for specific dates and preserves
Tuesdays, October 3-November 7 | noon-1:00 p.m.
Join us for a guided hike, Tuesday on the Trail held each Tuesday at lunch time. One of our experienced field educators will lead an interactive tour through a different LFOLA preserve each week highlighting the specific habitat, plants, trees, animals and birds that call the preserve home.
While these hikes are free and open to all ages, please register ahead of time to reserve a spot. The maximum number of people per hike is 20.
Mellody Farm Nature Preserve
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
noon - 1:00 p.m.
This outing has been canceled
due to inclement weather
Our Conservation Campus is a well-known community treasure.
Park at LFOLA's Conservation Campus, 350 N. Waukegan Road, and meet your leaders just inside the gates.
Middlefork Farm Nature Preserve
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
noon - 1:00 p.m.
This outing has been canceled
due to inclement weather
Explore the beautiful Middlefork Savanna througout winter from the winding trails in the south grove.
Park on Acorn Drive and meet our staff at the trail entrance on the southeast side of the preserve.
Explore the beautiful Middlefork Savanna in fall from the winding paths of the George Beach Trail.
Meet your leaders in the in the Elawa Farm parking lot at 1401 Middlefork Drive.
Fall days are perfect hiking days at Middlefork Savanna.
Meet in Elawa parking lot. Click here for directions to parking and meeting spot.
Skokie River Nature Preserve
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
noon - 1:00 p.m.
This outing has been canceled
due to inclement weather
A fall walk through Shaw woods and prairie along the winding Skokie River!
Park at the west end of Laurel Avenue, west of Green Bay Road, walk over the bridge and meet your leaders at the preserve entrance kiosk on the right.
Reistration is currently closed; please join us again next time.
West Skokie Nature Preserve
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
noon - 1:00 p.m.
This outing has been canceled
due to inclement weather
A walk along the newly restored river trail.
Park and meet your leader near the preserve entrance on the south side of Westleigh Road, 1/4 mile east of Waukegan Road.
SOLD OUT
Please join us again soon.
Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve
Tuesday, Octber 31, 2023
noon - 1:00 p.m.
This outing has been canceled
due to inclement weather
A peaceful stroll at Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve.
Park at the Police Station next to Deerpath Middle School and cross Deerpath at the intersection with Golf Lane. Meet your leaders at the gated trailhead.
A peaceful winter stroll at Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve.
Meet at the west end of Laurel Avenue parking lot. Click here for a map.
A peaceful winter stroll at Derwen Mawr Nature Preserve.
Meet at the west end of Laurel Avenue parking lot. Click here for a map.
Registration has closed; please joins us again soon!
Greene Nature Preserve
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
noon - 1:00 p.m.
This outing has been canceled
due to inclement weather
Join us on a hike through the ravine system, over the suspension bridge and perhaps spot the resident red-headed woodpeckers. The gates to the preserve will be unlocked for the program.
Park and meet your leader in the preserve parking lot east of Sheridan Road, approximately .2 miles south of McCormick Drive.
SOLD OUT
Please join us again soon.
