Description: Join Brooke Morgan from the Illinois Museum Research and Collections Center for a lecture on the current archaeological knowledge of the earliest Indigenous inhabitants of the Illinois River Valley during the Late Pleistocene, commonly referred to as the Paleoindian period. Learn how Clovis, Folsom, and other hunter-gatherers utilized the landscape during the last Ice Age.…
Description: Celebrate the season with a fun and educational program on wildlife in winter while making a fun craft to hang on the trees outside to feed and watch wildlife during the winter. A storybook will be read followed by a craft and a short winter hike in search of signs of wildlife. The program is…
Description: Starved Rock State Park would like to invite you to participate in the Annual Starved Rock Photography Show held every December at the Starved Rock Visitor Center. Photographers can download the Entry Form below for further information including categories, size limitations, how to drop off entries, and more. Photographs can be submitted with completed entry…
Description: Go squirrely with fun education about squirrel species at Starved Rock State Park! A storybook will be read followed by a craft and a short hike in search of squirrels! Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center Registration required: Please email lisa.sons@illinois.gov to register.