La Bagh Woods Plant Walk

Late fall plant walk! As the winter solstice approaches, learn about medicinal plants and enjoy a cup of herbal tea together. Observe the plants and the particular features of their transition to the colder season.  This walk will be an opportunity to learn about medicinal plants that are common in our local forest preserve, including drinking an herbal tea of one of the plants we will see on our walk. We will learn identification strategies, edible and medicinal uses, and some folk stories and lore. All are welcome.

BYOC - bring your own cup for herbal tea. 

Location details: We will meet in the parking lot of the Irene Hernandez picnic grove at La Bagh woods. Please note this entrance is on Foster avenue, a little east of Cicero Avenue as well as east of I-94. This forest preserve has another entrance on Cicero, which is not the correct meeting spot.

Please note it is not possible for me to respond to messages with location updates or navigation support during the walk. 

Accessibility information: This is an outdoor event and masks are not required. Please stay home if you are sick with symptoms of any illness, or have recently tested positive for Covid-19.  There is no bathroom at this parking lot. There is a port-a-potty near Grove 4 (which is about a 10 minute walk away, or is reachable by car from a separate entrance off Cicero).  This walk will be at a slow pace. Most of the terrain will not be paved but is fairly flat and grassy.  There is one area nearby with a steep unprotected dropoff from a bridge so children will need to be closely supervised in that area.