Learn from the Experts: Winter Tree Identification

Schedule

Sun Feb 22 2026 at 09:30 am to 11:30 am

UTC-06:00

Location

Creek Bend Nature Center | Saint Charles, IL

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During this class, you’ll learn how to identify trees without leaves. Environmental Education Manager Barb McKittrick will provide an introduction indoors, followed by a hike in the woods. We’ll examine bark, branches, twigs, leaf scars and buds and use these for identification.
"Learn from the Experts: Winter Tree Identification"
Sunday, Feb. 22; 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Creek Bend Nature Center/LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve
37W700 Dean St., St. Charles
Fee: $10/person; advance registration required.
*To register: Visit www.kaneforest.com/register, call (630) 444-3190 or e-mail [email protected]. Photo courtesy Adobe Stock.*
Learn from the Experts (LFE) programs are classes about local ecology, sponsored by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, the St. Charles Park District and the Geneva Park District. Taught by staff of these agencies or other top experts, LFEs offer insightful information about topics that impact Kane County. Ages 18 and above. No online registration for Kane County Certified Naturalist discount registrants.
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