St. James Farm Forest Preserve

08/16/2025

🔎📱🌳 Let's go scavenger hunting! 🔎📱 🌳

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is now on Goosechase! Go on missions to learn about local history, ecology, and hidden gems in the preserves.

To get started, download the Goosechase app, then search "DuPage Forest" to join a mission.

Current missions include:
🔎 Chasing Waterfalls
🔎 Insectapalooza!
🔎 Trailblazing the Past
🔎 Architecture of Mayslake Peabody Estate
🔎 St. James Farm Fun Find
🔎 St. James Farm Prairie Quest
🔎 Graue Mill and Museum Treasure Hunt

Have fun and go explore! Let us know if you have any questions.

04/22/2025

04/17/2025

Today is International Haiku Poetry Day! Compose your own haiku to go with this spring scene and share with us! Get started: Write three simple lines to express your thoughts about the photo. Traditional haiku uses a 5-7-5 syllable pattern, but 17 or fewer syllables in any order works too. Use your senses. Then share your haiku in the comment section of the photo.

Want to connect with nature and learn more about haiku? Sign up for the Haiku Workshop and Walk at St. James Farm on April 27. https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/fpddc/activity/search/detail/21477?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true

02/15/2025

02/10/2025

We had fun playing last weekend! Spots are still available for our last three weekends: February 21-23, March 7-9, and March 21-23. Sign up here: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/fpddc/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=obstacle&viewMode=list

01/13/2025

We had a great time at our first Obstacle Play Date of the season!

01/10/2025

01/09/2025

We're ready to play!

01/03/2025

OBSTACLE PLAY DATES are almost here! Spots are still available for our first weekend, January 10-12.

Don’t forget, we’ve added Friday afternoons for 2025!

Friday afternoons: 1:30 p.m. & 2:45 p.m.
Jan. 10, 24, Feb. 7, 21, March 7, 21
Saturdays and Sundays: 11 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:30 p.m. & 2:45 p.m.
Jan. 11, 12, 25 & 26 Feb. 8, 9, 22 & 23 March 8, 9, 22 & 23

To register go to https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/.../activity/search...