Program Description
Event Details
Earn your "Prairie Pathways" summer reading activity badge!
Four hundred years ago, before the first settlers reached this area, the lands of central Illinois were a tallgrass prairie, with groves of hardwood trees and wildflowers dotting the landscape. Native bison, deer, bears, coyotes, wolves, and puma, along with scores of other, smaller creatures, roamed freely across the lands.
Discover this one-of-a-kind habitat that once covered the majority of Illinois! A Forest Park naturalist will bring the tallgrass prairie to life using activities, artifacts, and a live animal encounter!
Prairie Pathways is presented in partnership with Forest Park Nature Center, a Peoria Park District facility offering a natural history museum and seven miles of hiking trails through forested woodlands and open prairie. Forest Park's 500 acres are designated as an Illinois State Nature Preserve.
Disclaimer(s)
Adult Supervision
IPDPL programming is not designed to be "drop and go" for children. Please have a parent, guardian, or another responsible caregiver present if your child is attending this program. Thank you!
Children Outdoors
Whenever possible, children's programming sessions will be held in outdoor green spaces, weather permitting. Please call the library at (309) 921-5074 if you have questions regarding any possible weather cancellations or alternate locations. In the event of inclement weather, sessions scheduled outdoors will be held inside the local library branch.