Watch the waterfall turn green for St Patrick's Day

It will be a magical scene at Lake Katherine on March 17th as the waterfall is dyed green to celebrate St Patrick’s Day.

Children are invited to dress up in green and line the banks of the waterfall as the waters flow from clear to emerald at noon and 4pm.The dye used is biodegradable so does not affect either the wildlife or surrounding habitat.

Afterwards there will be the opportunity to sip green river floats and even sign up for a fun ‘Erin Go Bragh’ craft project at 4.15pm.

Marian Sinkus, children’s educator at the non-profit park, will supervise a group of children from kindergarten to grade 5 in a 45 minute program as they make a special ‘paddy day’ project to take home.The ‘Erin Go Braugh’ program cost $5 per child and pre-registration is required at the Nature Center quoting program #464.

Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens is an 85-acre non-profit park that includes woodlands, prairie, wetlands, gardens and a 10-acre lake. An estimated 100,000 people come to the park each year to hike, jog, walk their dogs or to simply enjoy the beauty of the gardens and the abundant opportunities to see wildlife.

Lake Katherine is located at 7402 W. Lake Katherine Drive, Palos Heights, IL. 60463. Website: www.lakekatherine.org. Nature center phone number: 708-361-1873