Event · Outdoors

Day Off Drop Ins at Pilcher Park Nature Center

When
Wed, Nov 11 · 10:00 AM–11:00 AMWed Nov 11 10–11am (Decomposer Discovery); Mon Nov 23 10–11:30am (Woodland Wonders)
Where
Pilcher Park Nature Center2501 Highland Park Dr, Joliet, ILOpen in Google Maps ↗
Ages
Kids (school day off)
Cost
Not stated
Organizer
Joliet Park District

Upcoming dates: Wed, Nov 11 · Mon, Nov 23

When school is out, Pilcher Park Nature Center offers short drop-in nature activities for kids. On Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, from 10 to 11 a.m., the theme is Decomposer Discovery: get your hands dirty looking for isopods, worms and other decomposers. On Monday, November 23, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Woodland Wonders takes kids on a woodland walk with naturalist Casey to collect leaves and seeds for a fall craft back at the nature center. No fee or registration is listed.

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Read in a browser (curl/WebFetch were blocked or got a JS shell). From jolietpark.org calendar event pages (server-rendered; times as on the event page). Facility address from the facility page on the same site. Nov 23 page: day-off-drop-ins-8019245673-2506987314-7625381049.

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