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Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center, Oak Brook, IL

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Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center

A DuPage County forest preserve center offering nature education, Salt Creek exploration, and guided programs.

3609 Spring Road, Oak Brook, IL · Oak Brook, IL

About Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center

This nature center in the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County introduces visitors to local ecology, native plants, and wildlife. Guests can explore the nearby Salt Creek, learn to recognize common animals by their tracks, and view a woolly mammoth skeleton estimated at 13,000 years old. Visitors can borrow a nature backpack for independent trail exploration. Scheduled programs for individuals, families, and groups cover topics such as maple tapping, spring wildflowers, and wildlife tracking, and day camps and Scout programs are also offered. Historic Graue Mill and Museum, a working waterwheel gristmill, lies southeast of the center within the same preserve.

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