Take a walk in the park with fellow queer, trans, and LGBTQ+ nature lovers to celebrate Pride by getting outside. Meet in the parking lot behind the extension office, where the Riparian Woodland Nature Trail begins.
It’s a simple program: you + us + bugs. Grassland Groupies will teach you how to use sweep nets, aerial nets, and other bug-catching tools provided by us. Then we’ll take an informal inventory of whatever arthropods we can find in Pawnee Prairie Park, to gaze in wonder at their little faces and then log […]
Take a walk in the park with fellow queer, trans, and LGBTQ+ nature lovers to celebrate Pride by getting outside. Meet in the parking lot behind the extension office, where the Riparian Woodland Nature Trail begins.
Update 6/17/25, @ 11 AM: Due to flood warnings and predicted continuing rain tonight, we will NOT be meeting. Photographers enjoy nature at a different speed, and this get-together is for you. Bring your photography tool of choice for an instruction-lite meander through Oak Park led by an experienced naturalist. Enhance your observation, your curiosity, […]
Bring a notebook or sketchbook and a portable art tool of your choice. Walk the trail and pause when something catches your eye to sketch, document, and journal your experiences. Optional: consider bringing a folding stool or chair Gather at the end of the trail to share our journal entries with each other.
Take a walk in the park with fellow queer, trans, and LGBTQ+ nature lovers to celebrate Pride by getting outside. Meet in the parking lot behind the extension office, where the Riparian Woodland Nature Trail begins.
