Workshops are open to all Illinois educators, including classroom teachers, homeschooling parents, nonformal educators, and youth-group leaders. A nonrefundable registration fee of $11 ($10 fee + $1 convenience fee) is required for each person, unless otherwise noted.
Workshop Schedules
Bird Biology Basics
West Central
Oct 17, 2026 -
Oct 17, 2026
Tawny Oaks Field Station, Edelstein, IL
Introduction to the Nature of Fall
Northern Illinois
Oct 24, 2026 -
Oct 24, 2026
Hoover Forest Preserve, Yorkville, IL
Animal Architects
Chicago area
Nov 07, 2026 -
Nov 07, 2026
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
Wild Illinois History
East St. Louis area
Nov 07, 2026 -
Nov 07, 2026
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville, IL
Introducing Early Childhood Students to Illinois Mammals
Chicago area
Nov 14, 2026 -
Nov 14, 2026
Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, St. Charles, IL
Illinois Raptors
Northern Illinois
Jan 23, 2027 -
Jan 23, 2027
Starved Rock State Park, Oglesby, IL
Winter Animals
West Central
Jan 30, 2027 -
Jan 30, 2027
Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon, Lewistown, IL
Deer Diaries: A Year with a Deer
East Central
Feb 06, 2027 -
Feb 06, 2027
Rock Springs Nature Center, Decatur, IL
Creating and Keeping Collections
Chicago area
Feb 20, 2027 -
Feb 20, 2027
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago, IL
Prairie Habitat
Chicago area
Mar 06, 2027 -
Mar 06, 2027
Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, St. Charles, IL
The Scoop on Scaup: All About Blue Bills
West Central
Mar 13, 2027 -
Mar 13, 2027
Forbes Biological Station, Havana, IL
Weather, Climate, & Climate Change
East St. Louis area
Mar 20, 2027 -
Mar 20, 2027
Watershed Nature Center, Edwardsville, IL
Illinois Bobcats
Chicago area
Apr 03, 2027 -
Apr 03, 2027
Saguwau Environmental Learning Center, Lemont, IL
Under the Canopy: Spring Trees
Southern Illinois
Apr 10, 2027 -
Apr 10, 2027
Giant City State Park, Makanda, IL
Cryptid Connections: Creatures of Myths and Legends & Real-World Science
Chicago area
Apr 17, 2027 -
Apr 17, 2027
Red Oak Nature Center, North Aurora, IL
Urban Nature and Community Science
East Central
Apr 24, 2027 -
Apr 24, 2027
Anita Purves Nature Center, Urbana, IL
Nature's Calendar
Chicago area
Apr 24, 2027 -
Apr 24, 2027
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
Mosquitoes and Ticks
East Central
May 01, 2027 -
May 01, 2027
Kennekuk Environmental Education Center, Danville, IL
Illinois Shore Birds
Northern Illinois
May 15, 2027 -
May 15, 2027
Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, IL
Illinois Native Bees
Chicago area
Jun 05, 2027 -
Jun 05, 2027
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
Birds of Illinois
West Central
Jun 11, 2027 -
Jun 11, 2027
Addams Wildlife Sanctuary, Springfield, IL
Illinois Summer Nights
Southern Illinois
Jun 24, 2027 -
Jun 24, 2027
Cache River State Natural Area, Belknap, IL
Illinois Summer Nights
West Central
Jun 26, 2027 -
Jun 26, 2027
Lincoln Memorial Garden and Nature Center, Springfield, IL
Native Plants and their Pollinators
Chicago area
Jun 30, 2027 -
Jun 30, 2027
Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL
Illinois Native Bees
Chicago area
Jul 14, 2027 -
Jul 14, 2027
Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, Channahon, IL
Weather, Climate, & Climate Change
Chicago area
Jul 16, 2027 -
Jul 16, 2027
Isle a la Cache, Romeoville, IL
Illinois Summer Nights
Northern Illinois
Jul 24, 2027 -
Jul 24, 2027
Hoover Forest Preserve, Yorkville, IL
Nocturnal Insects
East Central
Aug 28, 2027 -
Aug 28, 2027
Kennekuk Environmental Education Center, Danville, IL
Pollinators on the Prairie
Chicago area
Aug 28, 2027 -
Aug 28, 2027
Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL
Prairie Ecosystems and the American Bison
Chicago area
Sep 11, 2027 -
Sep 11, 2027
Creek Bend Nature Center, St Charles, IL
Snake Road
Southern Illinois
Sep 14, 2027 -
Sep 14, 2027
Union County Conservation Area Office, Jonesboro, IL
Illinois Wetlands
Chicago area
Sep 18, 2027 -
Sep 18, 2027
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago, IL
Illinois Insects
Northern Illinois
Sep 18, 2027 -
Sep 18, 2027
Hoover Forest Preserve, Yorkville, IL
Nature's Classroom: Woodland Ecology
East St. Louis area
Sep 25, 2027 -
Sep 25, 2027
Watershed Nature Center, Edwardsville, IL
Under the Canopy: Urban Trees
Chicago area
Sep 25, 2027 -
Sep 25, 2027
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
Keystone Species: American Beaver
Chicago area
Oct 02, 2027 -
Oct 02, 2027
Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL
Tree Biology and Diversity
West Central
Oct 02, 2027 -
Oct 02, 2027
Tawny Oaks Field Station, Edelstein, IL
Crash Course in Illinois Habitats
Chicago area
Oct 09, 2027 -
Oct 09, 2207
Red Oak Nature Center, North Aurora, IL
Galls & Trees
Chicago area
Oct 16, 2027 -
Oct 16, 2027
Saguwau Environmental Learning Center, Lemont, IL
Nature's Classroom- Getting Kids Outside
Northern Illinois
Oct 23, 2027 -
Oct 23, 2027
Hoover Forest Preserve, Yorkville, IL
Illinois Flyway: Bird Migration
Northern Illinois
Nov 06, 2027 -
Nov 06, 2027
Starved Rock State Park, Oglesby, IL
Introducing Early Childhood Students to Fungi and Decomposers
Chicago area
Nov 06, 2027 -
Nov 06, 2027
Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, St. Charles, IL
Winter Animals
Chicago area
Nov 13, 2027 -
Nov 13, 2027
Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL
If it Quacks like a Duck...But does it?
West Central
Nov 13, 2027 -
Nov 13, 2027
ISM-Dickson Mounds , Lewistown, IL
Wait List Registration
West Central
Dec 31, 2027 -
Dec 31, 2027
IDNR, Springfield, IL