Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 North Cannon Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60614
Phone: (773) 755-5100
Website: naturemuseum.org
The Chicago Academy of Sciences and its Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum inspire people to learn about and care for nature and the environment. The Academy improves quality of life in Chicago and the region by delivering superior environmental and science education programs to students and teachers, by offering Museum exhibitions and conducting public programs that foster green living, and by restoring local ecosystems and advancing scientific knowledge through collections and research.
Events
Cold Blooded WeekendSeptember 6 — 7, 2008; October 4 — 5, 2008; December 13 — 14, 2008
Nature Sketching: The BasicsSeptember 10, 2008
Worms at WorkSeptember 13, 2008
Family Science Fair Workshops at NotebaertSeptember 27, 2008
In the DarkOctober 3, 2008 — January 11, 2009
Bin There, Dump ThatOctober 4 — 5 & 13, 2008
Introduction to Bird WatchingOctober 4 — 18, 2008
Owl Pellet DissectionOctober 4 — November 22, 2008
Cranes and ConversationsOctober 17, 2008 — January 18, 2009
Night Vision HikeOctober 18, 2008
Supper with the SnakesNovember 1, 2008
Bird Walk and Coffee TalkNovember 5 — 12, 2008
Green City MarketNovember 5 — December 17, 2008
One Drop at a Time: New and Resourceful Paradigms for the Home GardenNovember 6, 2008
Life UndergroundNovember 8 — 9, 2008
Night Creatures presented by Rob MiesNovember 8 — 9, 2008
Patricia Nelson Limerick & Greer Chesher: Manifest Legacies and the American WestNovember 8, 2008
Star Gazing HikeNovember 9, 2008
Bat Encounter presented by Rob MiesNovember 9, 2008
Homes and BiomesNovember 11 & 13, 2008
Bunking with the Butterflies OvernightNovember 14, 2008; February 7, 2009; March 27, 2009
Happy HarvestingNovember 18 & 20, 2008
Gifting Green Activity RoomNovember 28, 2008
Parker in the ParkNovember 28, 2008
Nature Museum Bug ClubDecember 12, 2008
Animal Adaptations HikeDecember 21, 2008
Planet of the ArthropodsJanuary 30 — May 10, 2009
Amazing AmphibiansFebruary 7 — May 3, 2009
Economics of Global WarmingFebruary 19, 2009
First Flight Butterfly ReleasesFebruary 27, 2009
Frog FeedingsFebruary 28 - May 2, 2009
Spring Into Action DayMarch 28, 2009
Finding Walden: Photographs of the Chicago Parks SystemMay 22 — October 13, 2009
Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the North WoodsMay 30 — November 1, 2009
Festival of TreesJune 13, 2009
LabFest! Beautiful BugsJune 26, July 17, July 24, August 7, August 21, 2009
Insects & Bugs Summer Camp (Age 5-6)July 6 — 17, 2009
Nature Detectives Summer Camp (Age 4)July 6 — 17 & 20 - 31, 2009
Science Saturdays - Beauty and the BeachJuly 18, 2009
Academy Scientists Summer Camp (Age 7-8)July 20, 2009
Reptiles & Amphibians Camp (Age 5-6)August 3 — 14, 2009
Wild Waterways Summer Camp (Ages 7-8)August 3 — 14, 2009
