Where the Wildflowers Are: Messenger Woods Nature Preserve

Name: Where the Wildflowers Are: Messenger Woods Nature Preserve
Start: 2025-04-13T09:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-13T11:00:00-05:00
Location: Messenger Woods Nature Preserve

Schedule

Sun Apr 13 2025 at 09:30 am to 11:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Messenger Woods Nature Preserve | Homer Glen, IL

***Please note that using this Facebook Event page to indicate you are going does not mean you are registered for the event. You must register by using the link or calling the number below.***
You won't need to sail off through night and day or in and out of weeks. Will County is where the wildflowers are! Anemone, Dutchman’s breeches, trillium, spring beauty – our wildflowers have stories to tell! Journey to Messenger Woods, a top spot to seek wildflowers. Join a naturalist for a hike to find wildflowers and hear stories of how these beauties were named, their uses through time and other lore and legends.
These ephemeral blooms are beautiful but fleeting. Join us each month for more chapters in the everchanging tale of wildflowers as old ones fade and new ones bloom. Look for other preserves in this series or choose your own adventure. We invite you to visit the same preserve each month to see the changes unfold over time or mix it up and enjoy a different preserve for the full story of Will County wildflowers.
Fee: Free!
Age: Ages 10 or older.
Registration required by Friday, April 11, by calling 815-722-4121 or online: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/fpdwc/activity/search/detail/9476?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true
The program will begin at Hawthorn Grove Shelter. Spring rains can make the trail muddy; please dress accordingly.
The trail at Messenger Woods is approximately 1 mile in length on natural surfaces. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service to participate in this program should submit a request online (https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/americans-with-disabilities-act-information/request-accommodation-inclusion-service/) no later than 48 hours before the program.