Tempest Farm, located off South Yates Avenue, east of Beecher, in Washington Township.

Join the <a href="https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Forest Preserve District of Will County</a> for a "Whooo’s Awake at Tempest Farm?" program from 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13.&nbsp;The program will be held at <a href="https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/tempest-farm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tempest Farm</a>, located off South Yates Avenue, east of Beecher, in Washington Township. Program attendees will learn about the raptors of the night sky, make their own owl boxes to take home and tour the grounds of Tempest Farm. Each family will make their own owl box together to take home and hang; one owl box per family. The program is for ages 7 years or older and the fee is $20&nbsp; per family.&nbsp;

Registration is required by Wednesday, Aug. 12.&nbsp;
<a href="https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/fpdwc/activity/search/detail/10151?onlineSiteId=0&amp;from_original_cui=true" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">REGISTER ONLINE</a>&nbsp;or call 708-946-2216.&nbsp;
Please register your full group under one family member’s name.

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