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3D Bow Shoot along the trails for all skill levels.  Over 30 targets!  $20 per person to shoot, includes a lunch.  Sponsored by Rinehart Targets. 2021 bow shoot

Family/adult program about owls.  Includes a hike and a fun craft.  Pre-registration required, call 618-483-6856 or email ballardnc@frontiernet.net.  $2 per person.

3D Bow Shoot along the trails for all skill levels.  Over 30 targets!  $20 per person to shoot, includes a lunch.  Sponsored by Rinehart Targets.

The Illinois Nature Preserves Commission is teaming up with the Ballard Nature Center to host a Ballard BioBlitz! The event will take place, starting at 6pm on September 24th and..

We’ll take a 30-min. leisurely walk on the trails, then listen to a presentation on mindfulness.  Afterwards, each person will sit back, relax and practice being mindful while sipping refreshing..

A puppet show about squirrels; then activities, craft and hike.  For kids ages 3-5 with adult.  Pre-register by noon on Oct. 6.

Join the River Bend Astronomy Club to learn about the night sky.  Several members will be bringing telescopes and will help you get great looks at planets, stars, etc.

Choose 9-10:30 am or 1-2:30 pm.  Class designed for grandparent(s) and their grandkid(s).  After listening to the story, Lunchtime for a Purple Snake, participants will paint a picture together.  Also,..

An afternoon filled with outdoor games, nature train rides, fishing, scavenger hunt, and crafting.  Come and go.  No registratin required.

Adults will have fun decorating a real pumpkin with colorful duct tape and buttons.  Plus, fun facts about pumpkins and we’ll enjoy eating roasted pumpkin seeds and drinking apple cider. ..