Winter Frogs Traditional Cache

Welcome to the Prairieview Education Center

The Prairieview Education Center serves thousands each year through participation in free or low cost nature interpretation programs, summer camps, school field trips, scout programs and other staff guided activities. The facility also hosts periodic exhibits, an environmental reference library, and the Exploration Station, a family drop-in activity room.

The 2015 Cache Your Way program is over but the cache remains for the fun of it!

About

Outdoor enthusiasts can hike or cross-country ski 7 miles of looped trails winding through expanses of open prairie, into a savanna, along the wetlands & to the Fox River. Dogs are welcome on a leash.  When there are four inches or more of snow, 4 miles of the trails are groomed for cross-country skiing.

Cast a line into the one-acre pond and test your luck at hooking a bluegill or largemouth bass.  All Illinois Department of Natural Resources fishing regulations apply.

The prairie, savanna and wetlands allow for ample bird-watching opportunities. Watch for year-round residents such as Northern Cardinals, Redbellied Woodpeckers, and Black-capped Chickadees as well as Eastern Bluebirds, Meadowlarks, Sandhill Cranes, Great Blue Herons, and an occasional Bald Eagle.

Visitors are welcome to use the patio overlooking the prairie when programs are not in progress. The patio is located outside the main doors on the second level. A gazebo and small picnic area is available to the north of the main building, with space for groups of 15 or fewer on a first come, first served basis.

Cache Your Way Question

Bullfrog tadpoles are unique from other frogs and toads.  What are they the only native frog in the area to do?

About the Hide

Basic cache in a camoed peanut butter container.  Enjoy the walk through the less traveled section of this site.

Geocachers

Please join us in playing! All are welcome who observe and obey the rules. Please do not move or vandalize the container. Please do not remove the informational card from the container, this is a essential game piece for cachers completing the Cache Your Way program. For more information on the program, visit our website www.mccdistrict.org/rccms/index.php/geocaching or follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MCCDGeocaching

District Geocaching Rules

For a complete list of rules, visit our website www.mccdistrict.org/rccms/index.php/geocaching

McHenry County Conservation District Information

Visit our website at www.mccdistrict.org or call 815-338-6223 for camping/shelters, 815-479-5779 for educational programs or 815-678-4532 for the Lost Valley Visitor Center