Program · STEM & discovery

What's On The Menu? Animal Feeding Time at River Trail

When
Recurring / by appointmentSaturdays and Sundays at 3:00 pm (listed through Dec 13)
Where
River Trail Nature Center3120 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL 60062Open in Google Maps ↗
Ages
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Cost
Free
Organizer
Forest Preserves of Cook County

On weekend afternoons, River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook invites visitors to join staff at feeding time for its outdoor ambassador animals. At 3 pm on Saturdays and Sundays, visitors learn about these animals and their habits while they are fed, a short and easy stop for young children during a visit to the nature center. The program is free and listed on weekends through at least December 13. Check the Forest Preserves calendar for the current dates before you go.

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Official sources checked2026-10-20

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Read via Cloudflare Browser Run: the Forest Preserves' own events API (The Events Calendar JSON) returns 403 to curl. Times are the local start/end values in the JSON, not script-rendered. 16 weekend dates listed from Oct 24 to Dec 13.

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