INHS Events

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

• INHS Seminar | Conservation, extra crispy: How to conserve wildlife in the Pyrocene

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Forbes Natural History Building

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Saturday, September 19, 2026

• Traveling Science Center at Northern Illinois University's STEM Fest

  Time

  10:00 am - 3:00 pm

  Location

  600 Lucinda Ave, DeKalb, IL 60115

  • Festival/Celebration

  

Saturday, September 26, 2026

• Central Illinois Bat Festival

  Time

  1:00 - 8:00 pm

  Location

  Anita Purves Nature Center

  ​Join us at the third annual Central Illinois Bat Festival — a free two-part celebration of bats, bugs, and science! This year, we’re celebrating backyard bugs and bats!

  • Exhibition

  

• Central Illinois Bat Festival

  Time

  1:00 - 8:00 pm

  Location

  Anita Purves Nature Center

  Celebrate backyard bugs and bats at the free Central Illinois Bat Festival, featuring expert talks, guided hikes, family activities, vendors, food trucks, a costume contest, and an evening bat acoustic walk with a live ecologcation demonstration.

  • Festival/Celebration

  

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

• INHS Seminar | Disease Dynamics Atop the Avian Food Chain

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Forbes Natural History Building

  • Seminar/Symposium