• Members Only: Moving from Crafts to Creativity

    Rebecca is a former EEAI member who now lives out of state but who still stays in touch with us! She has offered to share her course Moving from Crafts to Creativity: Open-Ended Activities that Engage, Inspire, and Teach with us all on October 24th at 4pm.! To learn more and register for this event […]

  • Bird Banding at Jubilee Farm

    This member meet up will be a perfect location for many members in West Central and East Central regions. Come out to learn about bird banding and hopefully even get to release a banded birds. RSVP by October 17 to Ramona at westcentral@eeai.net

  • River to River Environmental Education Providers Meeting

    The River to River Environmental Education Providers (RREEP) will be meeting atย Giant City State Park Visitorโ€™s Center on Nov. 8 atย 9:30am.ย  This group meets quarterly.ย  Anyone who is interested in sharing events, workshops, programs from your facility, or looking for services for your classroom or organization is invited.ย  Bring yourself, your upcoming events and your […]

  • Fireworks and Symphonies: Conservation of Singing Insects & Lightning Bugs

    Virtual

    Admission: Free! Location: Virtual Speaker: Negin Almassi, from the Forest Preserves of Cook County Description: Scientists can decipher the songs of insects and the flashes of lightning bugs using non-invasive methods of monitoring insects. What do these songs and light dances tell us? Learn about the ecology of singing insects such as crickets, katydids, and […]

  • Night Hike at Rock Springs Park

    Rock Springs Nature Center 3939 Rock Nearing Lane, Decatur, IL, United States

    Put your senses to the test as we take a night hike along the Rock Springs-Fairview Bike Trail and experience the forest and prairie cloaked in darkness. Join East Central Regional Directors Lizzie Van Ert and Alysia Callison on this fun guided walk, and sip some cider and try to make your very best sโ€™more. […]

  • EEAI Regional Roundtable

    Morton Arboretum 4100 IL-53, Lisle, Illinois

    Join us for an in-person NE and NW Regional Roundtable! All are welcome. Meeting open to non-members. Topic: Nature Journaling Special Guest: WonderWorks Project Partners Registration is Required