By the Dixon Prairie at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 36 students from Chicago's Audubon School, Dawes Elementary and McCorkle Elementary filled a time capsule June 2.

As part of its Earth Week celebration, the College of Lake County held its annual "Snakes Alive!" event on April 23.

Sans white rabbit and top hat, Magician Gary Kantor came to the Wilmott School after school program on March 14 to teach kids a few basic magic tricks.

Ryerson Woods Environmental Educators Jill Stites and Jen Berlinghof tapped the first of 30 sugar maple trees for sap on Feb. 27. The event was rescheduled twice due to conflicts with weather.