Forest Fitness: 8 a.m. select Saturdays, Lake County Forest Preserves, 1899 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville. Fast-paced group fitness hikes provide one hour of heart-pumping exercise in a friendly group atmosphere. Features a new preserve each week. The June 4 walk will be at Raven Glen, 41080 N. Hwy. 45, Antioch. Free. For updates outside of normal business hours, call (847) 968-3113 or visit www.lcfpd.org.
Rookery Watch: 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 4, Almond Marsh, 32550 N. Almond Road, Grayslake. All ages can join in viewing nesting herons, cormorants and other waterfowl. Supported by Lake County Audubon volunteers. No registration required; spotting scope provided. Visit www.lcfpd.org.
Walk with a Naturalist: 9 a.m. Saturday, June 4, Sedge Meadow, 15615 W. Wadsworth Road, Wadsworth. Adults can enjoy an one-hour guided nature hike at a different preserve each month. Free. Meet at Wadsworth Road entrance parking lot. Visit www.lcfpd.org.
Restoration Workdays: Various days, Lake County Forest Preserves. Grab work gloves and join other volunteers to save some of Lake County’s natural areas. Upcoming workdays include: Grainger Woods, 25910 North Saint Mary’s Road, Mettawa, at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 4; Ela Prairie at Cuba Marsh, 24205 W. Cuba Road, Deer Park, at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 5, and 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 7. Volunteers should dress in long pants and sturdy shoes; bring work gloves. No prior experience is necessary. Workday tasks vary, but can include brush clearing, weed management, wild life monitoring, planting and seed collection. RSVP to Tom Smith at tasmith@lcfpd.org or your site’s steward. If the weather is questionable, contact the site steward to confirm. Visit www.lcfpd.org.
Nature Story Time Hike: 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4, Pringle Nature Center, 9800 160th Ave., Bristol, Wisconsin. Follow a newborn fawn, first seen sleeping “in the tall grass on the north edge of the meadow where the trees start the forest.” After the story, head out for a hike with activities tied to the story. Free. Visit www.pringlenc.org.
Junior Girl Scout Flowers Badge: 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4, Pringle Nature Center, 9800 160th Ave., Bristol, Wisconsin. Girl Scouts can earn their Flower Badges. Registration required by Thursday, June 2. $4 per Scout. Visit www.pringlenc.org.
June Meeting of the Garden Club of Lake Zurich: 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, 22480 North Old McHenry Road, Hawthorn Woods. The program “Great European Flower Shows” will be presented by Carolyn Ulrich, editor of Chicagoland Gardening magazine. A short business meeting to discuss club and community events will follow. Enter at Door 12. Free.
Exploring Chicago Botanic Garden: 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake-Cook Road, Glencoe. Meet at the Lenhardt Library in the Regenstein Center of Chicago Botanic Garden for a special library tour and gallery talk on the exhibition “Language of Flowers: Floral Art and Poetry.” This program is only available for Indian Trails Public Library District cardholders. Must show ITPLD card at the Chicago Botanic Garden Gatehouse and provide your registered name for free parking. Limit: 40. Free; registration is required. Visit www.chicagobotanic.org.

