Lost and Found: Season of the Sticks
Event information
Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Fee: Free!
Age: All ages.
Contact: 815-722-9470
Location: Messenger Woods Nature Preserve
Photo by Anthony Schalk
Event details
Trees hold mysteries even when not hiding behind their foliage. Celebrate the beginning of stick season, where trees have lost their leaves and appear to be huge sticks in the ground. Discover the beauty of individual species’ barks, the distinct shapes they form without us even knowing and the nests and cavities they created and protected earlier in the year. Find your own joy in the season of the sticks!
Event requirements
Registration required by Friday, Dec. 20: 815-722-9470.
The hike will be no longer than 2 miles and take place on paved and natural trails across uneven terrain. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service to participate in this program should submit a request online no later than 48 hours before the program.