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Events at Wildlife Prairie Park

March 2025

Critters & Cookies Unfrogettable Amphibians

12

Mar

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Critters & Cookies

Unfrogettable Amphibians

C & Coffee Kits to Canids Understanding Fox Natural History

12

Mar

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Critters & Coffee

Kits to Canids: Understanding Fox Natural History

Winter Wellness Hikes 2024 for website

15

Mar

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Winter Wellness Hikes

with WPP Recreation Staff

BePrepared Survival Skills Event

15

Mar

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Being Prepared Survival Skills Class

with Panther Creek Survival and Life Skills

Winter Wellness Yoga 2024

15

Mar

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Winter Wellness Yoga

with Soulside Healing Arts

Critters & Cookies Bear With Me

15

Mar

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Critters & Cookies

Bear With Me

C & Coffee Urban ecology

15

Mar

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Critters & Coffee

Urban Ecology

SHARE Sound Healing

16

Mar

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Winter Sound Healing

with Harley Easton

Critters & Cookies Bear With Me

19

Mar

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Critters & Cookies

Bear With Me

C & Coffee Urban ecology

19

Mar

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Critters & Coffee

Urban Ecology

Winter Hike and Tree Meditation 2024

22

Mar

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Winter Tree Meditation

with SunnyMoon Rising

Winter Wellness Yoga 2024

22

Mar

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Winter Wellness Yoga

with Soulside Healing Arts

Critters & Cookies The Tiger of the Midwest

22

Mar

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Critters & Cookies

The Tiger of the Midwest

C & Coffee Music of the Marsh Native Frog Call Identification

22

Mar

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Critters & Coffee

Music of the Marsh: Native Frog Call Identification

Critters & Cookies The Tiger of the Midwest

26

Mar

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Critters & Cookies

The Tiger of the Midwest

C & Coffee Music of the Marsh Native Frog Call Identification

26

Mar

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Critters & Coffee

Music of the Marsh: Native Frog Call Identification

Volunteer Social 2025

29

Mar

9:30 am - 11:30 am

Volunteer Social

Volunteer Appreciation Celebration

Winter Wellness Hikes 2024 for website

29

Mar

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Winter Wellness Hikes

with WPP Recreation Staff

Winter Wellness Yoga 2024

29

Mar

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Winter Wellness Yoga

with Soulside Healing Arts

Critters & Cookies Don’t Worry, Be Hoppy

29

Mar

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Critters & Cookies

Don’t Worry, Be Hoppy

C & Coffee Reel Science Uncovering Illinois Game Fish

29

Mar

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Critters & Coffee

Reel Science: Uncovering Illinois Game Fish

April 2025

Critters & Cookies Don’t Worry, Be Hoppy

02

Apr

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Critters & Cookies

Don’t Worry, Be Hoppy

C & Coffee Reel Science Uncovering Illinois Game Fish

02

Apr

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Critters & Coffee

Reel Science: Uncovering Illinois Game Fish

Winter Wellness Yoga 2024

05

Apr

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Winter Wellness Yoga

with Soulside Healing Arts

Diamond of the Season Ball 2025-3

05

Apr

2:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Diamond of the Season Ball

Bridgerton Inspired Event

Winter Sound Healing

06

Apr

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Winter Sound Healing

with Harley Easton

Winter Tree Meditation 2024 for website

12

Apr

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Winter Tree Meditation

with SunnyMoon Rising

Shelter Building Survival Skills Event Grpahic

12

Apr

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Shelter Building Survival Skills Class

with Panther Creek Survival and Life Skills

Winter Wellness Yoga 2024

12

Apr

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Winter Wellness Yoga

with Soulside Healing Arts

Winter Sound Healing

13

Apr

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Winter Sound Healing

with Harley Easton

Winter Wellness Yoga 2024

19

Apr

11:15 am - 12:15 pm

Winter Wellness Yoga

with Soulside Healing Arts

May 2025

Foraging for Wild Edibles Survival Skills Class

03

May

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Foraging for Wild Edibles - Spring Survival Skills Class

with Panther Creek Survival and Life Skills

Firecraft Survival Skills

17

May

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Firecraft Survival Skills Class

with Panther Creek Survival and Life Skills

June 2025

Water Procurement Survival Skills Class

14

Jun

9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Water Procurement Survival Skills Class

with Panther Creek Survival and Life Skills