Spring Program Guide 2013 - Skokie Park District

Geocache Treasure Hunt
‘Cache’ in on the wonders of your community parks!
Geocaching is one of the newest outdoor adventure trends!
Using a high-tech compass or GPS (global positioning system)
unit, participants follow coordinates leading to specific locations
and try to find what has been hidden or cached there.
The Skokie Park District’s geocaching courses highlight natural
and historical features in our community parks. Three courses
are currently available, ranging in skill level from beginner to
advanced and are recommended for ages 8 and up.
Visit Emily Oaks Nature Center for your Geocache Treasure
Hunt guidebooks with coordinates and for equipment rental
and training, as needed. Call the Nature Center at (847) 674-
1500, ext. 2500 for more information.
User Fee: $1/Treasure Hunt Booklet • Equipment Rental: $5/
GPS Waist Pack (includes GPS unit, compass, first aid kit and
binoculars)
Trail Packs
Check out the Emily Oaks spring trail packs
for nature activities to do outdoors with your
family. Trail packs include a variety of fun,
themed activities and tools to continue your explorations
outdoors at the Nature Center and are available during
regular building hours. Several themed trail packs are
available for a variety of ages. User fee: $2/pack.
Aldo Leopold—A Standard of Change
Saturday, May 25 • 1-2 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. • Fee: $15
A one-man play written by and starring storyteller Jim Pfitzer,
Aldo Leopold – A Standard of Change takes place on one evening in and
around the famous Wisconsin shack that inspired much of Leopold’s
writing. Aldo Leopold was an educator, philosopher, forester, ecologist
and wilderness advocate, and the play explores the influences and
challenges that led him to pen his widely popular book,
A Sand County Almanac.
As the lights come up, Leopold walks up the path. It has been 64 years
since his death, and as many years since he has seen his now historic
Shack. Leopold invites his audience to join him as he reacquaints himself
with his beloved landscape, remembers influential friends and family,
quotes from some of his most important writings, and ponders his legacy.
Recommended for ages 12 and up. Contact Emily Oaks for ticket
information at (847) 674-1500, ext. 2500.
Nature Photography Contest
It’s never too early to begin shooting pictures for the annual Nature
Photography Contest at Emily Oaks! Capture the beauty of the Nature
Center in all seasons, and then enter your best prints by the September
deadline. All photos must be taken at Emily Oaks. Categories include
Scenery (plants and natural vistas), Wildlife (non-human animals
and insects) and People in Nature (humans or human-made
objects at Emily Oaks). Call the Nature Center at (847) 674-1500,
ext. 2500 for contest rules, deadlines and applications.
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