Free ‘Animal Mania’ event at Lockwood Park May 18

Staff Report Rockford Park District invites everyone to Lockwood Park for “Animal Mania” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, May
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May 15, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Go ‘behind the scenes’ at Anderson Gardens May 23

Staff Report Join Anderson Japanese Gardens Curator and Head of Horticulture Tim Gruner for a walking tour featuring the gardens’ architecture
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May 15, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Camp Winnebago ranked No. 1 most impactful camp

Staff Report Camp Winnebago was just announced as the nation’s No. 1 Most Impactful Medium-Sized Day Camp through a SEER Analytics
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May 15, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

‘Bird Brains’ explored at Midwest Museum of Natural History

Staff Report SYCAMORE, Ill. — Midwest Museum of Natural History, 425 W. State St., Sycamore, Ill., will present “Bird Brains” from
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May 15, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Belvidere’s Summerfield Zoo celebrates Mother’s Day weekend

Staff Report BELVIDERE, Ill. — Belvidere’s Summerfield Zoo, 3088 Flora Road, will celebrate Mother’s Day weekend May 11-12 with the arrival
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May 8, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Volunteer to help clean up Rock Cut State Park May 11

Staff Report LOVES PARK, Ill. — Blackhawk Sierra Club will help the budget-strapped Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) by hosting
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May 8, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

U of I Extension offers emerald ash borer workshops

Online Staff Report University of Illinois Extension will be conducting emerald ash borer (EAB) homeowner workshops throughout northern Illinois. Extension educators
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May 8, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Public Gardens Day, Spring Plant Sale on tap at Klehm May 10-12

• Arboretum also in need of Klehm Express drivers Online Staff Report Rockford’s Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden, 2715 S. Main St., will
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May 8, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

15th Annual BirdFest set for May 11-12 in Shirland, Ill.

Colored Sands Forest Preserve’s Sand Bluff Bird Observatory to play host to event, which runs 8 a.m.-4 p.m. both days Staff
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May 8, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Anderson Japanese Gardens opens for season May 1

• Opening Day Celebration set for Saturday, May 4 Staff Report Rockford’s Anderson Japanese Gardens, 318 Spring Creek Road, will open for the
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May 1, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Burpee Explorers to examine worms May 4

Online Staff Report Burpee Explorers will present “Explore Invertebrates Annelida” from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 4, at Burpee Museum
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May 1, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Lockwood, Page parks offer show wagon trail tours in May, June

Online Staff Report Enjoy traveling along scenic trails through Rockford Park District’s Lockwood and Page parks without riding a horse! Guided
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May 1, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

City announces Community Action Gardens awards

Online Staff Report The City of Rockford Human Services Department has awarded $17,000 in grants to 20 gardens throughout Winnebago and
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May 1, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Opening Weekend at Belvidere’s Summerfield Zoo April 27-28

• Admission to zoo is $8 per adult, $6 per senior and $5 per child; proceeds benefit care of animals Staff Report BELVIDERE,
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April 24, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | 1 Comment

Japanese Flower Viewing Tea Ceremony April 27 at Anderson Gardens

Online Staff Report Rockford’s Anderson Japanese Gardens will offer a rare opportunity to participate in a hanami chakai, a traditional Japanese
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April 24, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Guest Column: Take action: Support dam removal on the Vermilion River

By Prairie Rivers Network DANVILLE, Ill. — April 30, the City of Danville will hold an informational open house regarding the
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April 24, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Cow Eye Dissection Workshop April 25 in Sycamore, Ill.

Staff Report SYCAMORE, Ill. — Midwest Museum of Natural History in Sycamore, Ill., is leading a cow eye dissection workshop from
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April 24, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Belvidere’s Summerfield Zoo welcomes second Vervet monkey

Online Staff Report BELVIDERE, Ill. — Belvidere’s Summerfield Zoo has announced the arrival of a new male Vervet monkey, named Duke.
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April 24, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

April 21 Burpee lecture focuses on ‘Prehistory of the Middle Rock River Valley’

Staff Report Burpee Museum of Natural History’s lecture series presents “Prehistory of the Middle Rock River Valley” at 2 p.m., Sunday,
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April 17, 2013 | Also published in Outdoors | Comments (0)

Health Department begins seasonal Pollen Count Report

Staff Report The 2013 Winnebago County annual Pollen Count Report began Monday, April 15. A pollen count is a measurement of
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April 17, 2013 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Outdoors | Comments (0)

‘Spring Babies Petting Zoo’ at Midwest Museum of Natural History April 13

Staff Report SYCAMORE, Ill. — Sycamore’s Midwest Museum of Natural History will host chicks, ducklings, lambs, rabbits and goat kids
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April 10, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Rockford’s Atwood Park offers free ‘In the Outdoors’ programs

• Next event is April 13 Stewardship Saturday Online Staff Report Rockford Park District’s Atwood Center invites all ages to experience “In the
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April 10, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Earth Day clean-up at Aldeen Park April 21

• Participants requested to register by April 19 Staff Report In celebration of Earth Day (April 22), a clean-up will be held from
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April 10, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Anderson Gardens hosts second Guest Chef Dinner April 20

Staff Report Rockford’s Anderson Japanese Gardens will host its second Guest Chef Dinner Saturday, April 20. The dinner will feature a
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April 3, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Klehm Arboretum hosts ‘Family Days’ event April 13

Staff Report Rockford’s Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden, 2715 S. Main St., Rockford, will offer a “Family Days” event from 10
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April 3, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Reservations for Klehm’s Botanica Luncheon due April 8

• April 17 event at Giovanni’s features Chicago landscape architect Terry Guen Staff Report Rockford’s Klehm Arboretum will host its Botanica Luncheon, “Gardening
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March 27, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Horse-riding lessons begin in April at Rockford’s Lockwood Park

Online Staff Report Registration is under way for group horse-riding lessons this season at Rockford Park District’s Lockwood Park and Trailside
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March 27, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

STEM Lab at Sycamore’s Midwest Museum of Natural History March 30

Online Staff Report SYCAMORE, Ill. — Science + Technology + Engineering + Math = STEM! In our increasingly technology-based world, STEM
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March 27, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Ralph Frese Memorial Paddle April 14

Staff Report SKOKIE, Ill. — Postponed from New Year’s Day, The Ralph Frese Memorial Paddle will begin at 10 a.m., Sunday,
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March 27, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Amped Up Adventure Race series launching season in Rockford April 7

• First in three-race series will begin at YMCA of Rock River Valley Log Lodge April 7 Staff Report Rockford will host the
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March 20, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Guest Column: The Rock River — An underappreciated local and regional natural asset

Editor’s note: The Rock River Times’ editor and publisher, Frank Schier, is founder and chairman of the Rock River Trail
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March 20, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

6,000-mile canoe, kayak trip topic of March 24 lecture at Burpee

Online Staff Report Steve Simpson of Highland Community College in Freeport, Ill., will discuss “Boreal Odyssey: A 6,000-Mile Voyage by Canoe
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March 20, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Burpee Explorers to ‘Explore Invertebrates Arthropoda’ March 23

Online Staff Report Rockford’s Burpee Museum of Natural History, 737 N. Main St., will present a Burpee Explorers event, “Explore Invertebrates
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March 20, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Early years of Anderson Japanese Gardens topic of March 21 lecture

Staff Report Tim Gruner, curator of Rockford’s Anderson Japanese Gardens, will discuss “Anderson Japanese Gardens: The Early Years (1978-1985)” in a
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Pec River Foundation’s Spring Thaw fund-raiser March 23 in Lena, Ill.

Online Staff Report LENA, Ill. — Friends of the Pecatonica River Foundation’s (FPRF) first Spring Thaw fund-raiser will be from 5
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Atwood offers free ‘In the Outdoors’ activity March 16

Staff Report Rockford Park District’s Atwood Center invites all ages to experience “In the Outdoors,” a series of free activities held
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Local watershed group offers free workshop March 17

Online Staff Report BRODHEAD, Wis. — Do you want to learn about protecting and restoring our local streams and watersheds? If
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

March 15 deadline for Recreation Support Grants

Online Staff Report Since 1993, the Rockford Park District has partnered with many local agencies, organizations and recreation service providers to
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March 13, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

‘The Early Signs of Spring’ March 9 at Klehm Arboretum

Staff Report This spring, families are invited to engage with nature at Rockford’s Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden, 2715 S. Main
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March 6, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Deadline March 2 for migratory bird workshop for educators

Staff Report Space is still available for teachers/educators ages 18 and older to learn about Project Flying Wild, an exciting new
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February 27, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Maple Syrup Fest March 2 at Russell Woods Forest Preserve

Online Staff Report GENOA, Ill. — Maple Syrup Fest will be Saturday, March 2, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at
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February 27, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Teachers’ night at Midwest Museum of Natural History Feb. 28

Online Staff Report SYCAMORE, Ill. — Calling all teachers, homeschool parents, scout leaders, teachers’ aids, school administrators and area educators: you’re
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February 27, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Feb. 28 deadline to take pictures at Klehm for photography contest

Online Staff Report Photographers of all ages have been invited to capture snowy landscapes, wildlife and plants in their winter form
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February 27, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

‘Engineering a Triceratops’ Feb. 23 at Burpee

Staff Report Rockford’s Burpee Museum of Natural History, 737 N. Main St., will host “Engineering Day: Engineering a Triceratops” from 1
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February 20, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Burpee lecture series features Field Museum curator of mammals Feb. 24

Online Staff Report Bruce D. Patterson, Ph.D., MacArthur Curator of Mammals, Science and Education at the Field Museum of Natural History
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February 20, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Winter Trails & Naturalist Tales participants enjoyed wintery day of education

Online Staff Report University of Illinois Extension hosted more than 50 people at its Third Annual Winter Trails & Naturalist Tales
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February 20, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Pony club riding center opens in McHenry County

• Paddock Hills Pony Club Riding Center open house Feb. 23 Online Staff Report UNION, Ill. — Paddock Hills Pony Club Riding Center
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February 20, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Wild Ones’ Native Woodland Plant Sale runs through April 22

• Plants offered are native to north central Illinois and southern Wisconsin; Wild Ones’ next meeting is Thursday, Feb. 21 Staff Report The
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February 13, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Wildlife documentary to be screened at Freeport’s Lindo Theatre in February

Staff Report FREEPORT, Ill. — Freeport’s Lindo Theatre, 115 S. Chicago, will feature limited-release presentations of the BBC Films documentary One
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February 13, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)

Pull some heartstrings this Valentine’s Day — adopt a manatee!

Online Staff Report Valentine’s Day is a special time to show some heart. Save the Manatee Club suggests giving meaningful,
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February 13, 2013 | Also published in Living> Outdoors | Comments (0)


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