Touch A T-Rex Skull At Family Conservation Expo This Saturday

PALOS HILLS, IL —Stagg High School senior Peter Gordon has always been fascinated by nature. Whether it was dinosaur books in elementary school or runs through the forest preserves with the Stagg track and cross-country teams. After learning about the decline of monarch butterflies, Peter has since developed a passion for milkweed and monarchs, establishing a non-profit — Home4Monarchs — that distributes free packets of milkweed seed (the only food of the monarch butterfly) to save monarchs and other native pollinators.
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This Saturday, Jan. 11, Home4Monarchs is sponsoring Conex (Conservation Expo) at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, 8015 W. 111th St, Palos Hills. The family-friendly event for all ages runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Conex is a free, indoors, family-friendly expo for all ages celebrating the environment and healthy living. There will be live animals, live music, face-painting, kids activities, student-run tables, and specimens rented from the Field Museum, including a life-sized, touchable T-rex skull. All these attractions are free to visitors.

The expo also features a food and craft fair, featuring over twenty small-business vendors selling locally-made products such as clothing, essential oils, candles, photography, floral arrangements, and handmade jewelry. Cone will also have Fat Tommy’s Hot Dogs selling all-beef hot dogs, ice cream, and sides, and Doughs Guys in Palos Heights selling their signature cupcakes.

Several dozen information tables from organizations such as Shedd Aquarium, Brookfield Zoo, Lake Katherine Nature Preserve, and Indiana Dunes National Park will also be on hand.

Keep up with CONEX on Facebook or visit Home4Monarchs.