EVENTS IN DU PAGE FOREST PRESERVES: MARCH 25 – 31

Monday, March 25
Spring Break at Kline Creek Farm — Spend part of your spring break helping with spring cleaning at the farm. Activities are ongoing and include cleaning the animal pens, sweeping the house and weeding the kitchen garden. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Kline Creek Farm, 1N600 County Farm Road in West Chicago.  All ages. Free. Registration not required. Call 630-876-5900.

Wednesday, March 27
Restoration-in-Progress Tours — Take a docent-guided tour through Mayslake Peabody Estate to learn about the past — and future — of this historic 1920s Tudor Revival-style mansion. Tours begin at
11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St. in Oak Brook. All ages. $5 per person. Registration required for group tours. Call 630-206-9566.

Thursday, March 28
Spring Break at Kline Creek Farm — Spend part of your spring break helping with spring cleaning at the farm. Activities are ongoing and include cleaning the animal pens, sweeping the house and weeding the kitchen garden. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Kline Creek Farm, 1N600 County Farm Road in West Chicago.  All ages. Free. Registration not required. Call 630-876-5900.

Friday, March 29
Spring Break at Kline Creek Farm — Spend part of your spring break helping with spring cleaning at the farm. Activities are ongoing and include cleaning the animal pens, sweeping the house and weeding the kitchen garden. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Kline Creek Farm, 1N600 County Farm Road in West Chicago.  All ages. Free. Registration not required. Call 630-876-5900.

Saturday, March 30
Blacksmithing Demonstrations — Stop by the wagon shed to see the blacksmith repair equipment and demonstrate the tools and techniques of the trade. Demonstrations ongoing. 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at Kline Creek Farm, 1N600 County Farm Road in West Chicago. All ages. Free. Registration not required. Call 630-876-5900.

Look “Hoo” I Had for Dinner! — Discover what an owl ate for dinner by dissecting a real owl pellet; then, meet one of these interesting raptors. 1:30 – 3 p.m. at Willowbrook Wildlife Center, 525 S. Park Blvd. in Glen Ellyn. Ages 7 – 12 with an adult. $2 per person. Registration begins March 4. Call
630-942-6200.

Restoration-in-Progress Tours — Take a docent-guided tour through Mayslake Peabody Estate to learn about the past — and future — of this historic 1920s Tudor Revival-style mansion. Tours begin at
9:30, 10, 11 and 11:30 a.m. at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St. in Oak Brook. All ages.
$5 per person. Registration required for group tours. Call 630-206-9566.

Trout Fishing for Kids — Introduce your young anglers to trout fishing at this preseason special event that’s just for them. Bait provided. 8 a.m. – noon at Wood Dale Grove Forest Preserve in Wood Dale on Wood Dale Road one-quarter mile south of Oak Meadows Drive. Ages 15 and under with an adult. Free. Registration not required. Call 630-933-7668.

Volunteer Restoration Workday — Help restore a natural area by removing nonnative vegetation or planting seed. 9 a.m. – noon at Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve in Naperville on Plainfield-Naperville Road one-half mile south of 75th Street. All ages; under 14 with an adult. Free. To register, call 630-933-7681 at least five business days in advance. Groups of five or more must call 10 business days in advance.