FacilitiesWildwoodWildwood Program Center
Nature Programs
Wildwood Program Center hosts our scheduled nature classes, birthday parties, scout programs, school groups, and camps. We offer a variety of nature and environmental programs for ages 1 and older, as well as family events.
Location
529 Forestview Ave.
Park Ridge, Illinois
Phone
847-692-3570
3200218 / Camp S'more
Looking for to extend your preschoolers camp day S'MORE? Explore at Wildwood, go on outdoor hikes, and dive into nature and animal themes each week. Children must be completely toilet trained by the first day of camp. Camp will be held primarily outdoors, and head inside in the event of inclement weather. If attending a morning camp that ends at 1:30pm at Maine Park, camp staff will escort your child to Camp S’more, located in the same building. Age for camp is age as of the first day of each session.
3200218-5 - Camp S'more MWF Aug 5- Aug 9
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Availability
Available
Res/NonRes
8/5/2024 - 8/9/2024
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Location
Maine Park
Ages
3.00-6.00
5160101 / Wild Ones
Spark the natural curiosity in your “Wild One” as we take in the wonders of the outdoors. Inside our classroom, we'll discover leaves, pumpkins, seeds, and other autumn surprises with sensory play and exploration, stories, and themed activities. Then we'll head out for a nature walk around the pond and prairie, and over to visit the animals in the Nature Center. Dress for a mess. No class November 11 and 25.
5160101-1 - Wild Ones
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Res/NonRes
9/9/2024 - 10/7/2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
1-2 w/Adult
5160101-2 - Wild Ones
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Available
Res/NonRes
9/9/2024 - 10/7/2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
1-2 w/Adult
5160101-3 - Wild Ones
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Res/NonRes
9/9/2024 - 10/7/2024
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
1-2 w/Adult
5160101-4 - Wild Ones
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Res/NonRes
9/10/2024 - 10/8/2024
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
1-2 w/Adult
5160101-5 - Wild Ones
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Available
Res/NonRes
10/21/2024 - 12/2/2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
5160101-6 - Wild Ones
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Availability
Available
Res/NonRes
10/21/2024 - 12/2/2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
1-2 w/Adult
5160101-7 - Wild Ones
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Availability
Available
Res/NonRes
10/21/2024 - 12/2/2024
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
1-2 w/Adult
5160102 / Mountain Climbing Creatures
Climb to the highest of heights with these mountain friends. Explore the creatures that scale the slopes and make their homes well above the average altitude. Learn more about mountain goats, grizzly bears, and other mountain animals through hikes, crafts, activities, and stories.
5160102-11 - Mountain Climbing Creatures
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Availability
Available
Res/NonRes
10/17/2024 - 11/7/2024
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
2-3y w/Adult
5160102-12 - Mountain Climbing Creatures
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Availability
Available
Res/NonRes
10/18/2024 - 11/8/2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
2-3y w/Adult
5160103 / Desert Dwellers
The hot sun may bake the sand, but many critters still live in this wild land! Learn about the desert and the creatures that live there through stories, animal crafts, short hikes, and many fun activities. Featuring hump-backed camels, stinging scorpions, and more! No class Nov 28 or 29.
5160103-11 - Desert Dwellers
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Available
Res/NonRes
11/14/2024 - 12/12/2024
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
2-3y w/Adult
5160103-12 - Desert Dwellers
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Availability
Available
Res/NonRes
11/15/2024 - 12/13/2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
2-3y w/Adult
5160103-13 - Desert Dwellers
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Available
Res/NonRes
11/15/2024 - 12/13/2024
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
2-3y w/Adult
5160104 / Forest Friends
Take a journey through trees and into the forest in search of our Forest Friends. Greet the Wildwood animals, enjoy an animal tale about our forest creatures, create a craft, enjoy themed activities, and explore on a short nature walk outdoors (weather permitting). Forest friends features: moose, woodpecker, coyote, and chipmunks.
5160104-1 - Forest Friends
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Available
Res/NonRes
9/12/2024 - 10/3/2024
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
2-3yr w/Adult
5160104-2 - Forest Friends
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Available
Res/NonRes
9/13/2024 - 10/4/2024
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
2-3yr w/Adult
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4160407 / Rangers in Training
Interested in being a ranger at Wildwood? Get a hands-on taste of what it’s like to be a Wildwood ranger. Learn how to clean, feed, and care for the animals during this fun hands-on session. No class July 5.
5160407 / Rangers in Training
Interested in being a ranger at Wildwood? Get a hands-on taste of what it’s like to be a Wildwood ranger. Learn how to clean, feed, and care for the animals during this fun training session.
5160407-1 - Rangers in Training
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Res/NonRes
9/13/2024 - 10/4/2024
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
Ages 10-14
5160407-2 - Rangers in Training
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Available
Res/NonRes
9/16/2024 - 10/7/2024
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
Ages 10-14
5160407-3 - Rangers in Training
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Res/NonRes
10/18/2024 - 11/8/2024
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
Ages 10-14
5160407-4 - Rangers in Training
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Res/NonRes
10/21/2024 - 11/18/2024
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
Ages 10-14
5160417 / Adventure Club
Calling together the Adventure Club – come join Wildwood’s naturalists for weekly outdoor excursions. Explore the prairie looking for creatures big and small, grab a net to find bugs in the long grass or in the water, hike the Des Plaines River trail, and discover nature through experiments, projects, and exploration. The majority of the class takes place outdoors.
5160417-1 - Adventure Club
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Availability
Available
Res/NonRes
9/18/2024 - 10/16/2024
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Wildwood Nature Center
Ages
Ages 5-11
5160419 / Work It
Use pulleys, wheels, axles, and levers to create fun machines. Test a stomp catapult and see where the load and fulcrum must be to achieve maximum flight. Use pulleys to design a cable car transport system and design and test a marble roller coaster!
5160434 / Flight Lab
Dive into the science of jet propulsion, then build and test rockets! See what the power of a little hot air can do as you build a model hot air balloon. Harness the power of gliding as you create your own long distance flyer, and learn more about adaptations that let animals leap - and soar! Explore early powered flight machines as well as the mechanics behind animal flight as we soar to new heights!
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5160509 / Zombie Tag
Ready for Wildwood’s twist on the classic tag? A popular Nature Camp and Discovery Crew game, Zombie Tag is a prairie wide invasion to escape and evade getting tagged by the group of Zombie players. Zombies are marked with an X, and getting tagged by a zombie player will result in one stripe across your own shirt (with tape) or face (with washable paint). A second stripe makes you a full fledged ”Zombie" and you join the rest of the mob.
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