DuPage County forest preserve notes

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County will offer the following programs. No reservations are required and programs are free, unless otherwise noted. For details, visit www.dupageforest.com.

Halloween Night Walks: Tickets are available for the one-hour Halloween Night Walks from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 26-28 at Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center, 3609 Spring Road, Oak Brook. Tickets are $8 per person, with a maximum of eight tickets per person. For details, call (630) 850-8110.

Foundation for school: The program Webster, McGuffey and Ray will offer a look at the history of American education and the three authors whose works influenced it from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays to Mondays through October at Kline Creek Farm, 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago. For details, call (630) 876-5900.

Fishing: The focus is on flowing-water fishing for ages 12 and older from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Graue Mill at Fullersburg Woods, 3609 Spring Road, Oak Brook. Adults must accompany children younger than 16. For reservations, call (630) 933-7248.

• Fishing for Carp for ages 8 and older will be a clinic from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve on St. Charles Road in Glen Ellyn. Anglers 16 and older must have a valid license; children younger than 16 must have an adult companion. For details or reservations, call (630) 933-7248.

• A trout fishing clinic will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 20 at the north shelter at Blackwell Forest Preserve on Butterfield Road in Warrenville. An adult must accompany children younger than 16. For details or reservations, call (630) 933-7248.

Big Boy Golf: The fifth annual Big Boy Scramble will be at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Maple Meadows Golf Club in Wood Dale. The fee is $58 per person. For reservations, call (630) 616-8424.

Blacksmith: The blacksmith will demonstrate repair of equipment and the tools of his trade from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 20 and Nov. 10 at Kline Creek Farm, 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago. For details, call (630) 876-5900.

Horsing Around: The annual Celebration of the Horse will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Danada Equestrian Center, 3S501 S. Naperville Road, Wheaton. Admission and parking are free. The event includes a parade of breeds, hay rides, face painting, grooming demonstrations, educational displays and food. Some activities require fees. For details, call (630) 668-6012.

Amazing Race: Ages 6 and older will follow the clues, tackle roadblocks and win prizes like the TV show from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center, 3609 Spring Road, Oak Brook. For reservations, call (630) 850-8110.

Bread: A bread-baking class, circa 1890s, will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 20 at Kline Creek Farm, 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago. The fee is $15 per person and participants will take home a loaf of bread. For details, call (630) 876-5900.

• Bread from the Oven is the program from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 20 and 21. Guests will take home recipes.

Make A Difference: This national day of helping others is from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 27 at the East Branch Forest Preserve in Glendale Heights. Groups of five or more must make reservations two weeks prior. For details, call (630) 933-7681.

Holiday Market: A holiday market featuring a variety of artisan crafts will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 2-3 at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook. Admission is $6. For details, call (708) 246-8568.

Gingerbread: The flavors, varieties and uses of gingerbread will be the focus from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 3-4 at Kline Creek Farm, 1N600 County Farm Road, West Chicago. Guests will take home recipes. For details, call (630) 876-5900.

Random Acts of Kindness: A workday to clean up the Hidden Lake Forest Preserve will be from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 10 at the preserve, east of Route 53 and south of Butterfield Road, Glen Ellyn. For details or reservations, call (630) 933-7681.

Music at Mayslake: The Jazz String Quintet will perform from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 13 at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook. Admission is $12 per person. A $5 docent tour is available at 6:30 p.m., prior to the concert. For reservations, call (630) 206-9566.

Hay rides: Danada Equestrian Center will offer 30-minute horse-drawn hay rides from noon to 3:45 p.m. weekends through Nov. 4 and 5 to 7:15 p.m. Oct. 17 and 24 at Danada, Danada, 3S501 S. Naperville Road, Wheaton. Ride fees are $5 per adult, $2 per child ages 5 to 12 and free for children younger than 5. Tickets are sold the day of the event. For details, call (630) 668-6012.

Nature workdays: In an effort to bring back once-abundant native grasses and forbs to DuPage County and restore the natural areas of several preserves to near pre-settlement conditions, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County invites volunteers to participate in upcoming weekend Nature Workdays.

Volunteers help restore these lands by cutting away unwanted brush and small trees and raking in native seeds. The undergrowth is eventually cleared away, and the land begins the transformation to a more open, natural condition, ready for native plants to thrive.

An adult must accompany children younger than 14. Groups of five or more must make reservations two weeks prior to the event. For details, call (630) 933-7681.

bull; 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday and Oct. 17, 20, 27, Nov. 3 at Blackwell Forest Preserves grounds and resources complex on Mack Road, east of Winfield Road, Warrenville.

bull; 9 a.m. to noon Saturday and Nov. 10 at Wayne Grove Forest Preserve in Bartlett.

bull; 9 a.m. to noon Sunday or Nov. 11 or 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 27 at Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve in Naperville.

bull; 9 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 20 at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton.

bull; 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 20 at Elsen's Hill at West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve in West Chicago.

bull; 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 27 or Nov. 11 at West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve in West Chicago.