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Park: Arbor Hills Nature Preserve

Friday, Oct 23 · Ages 6-10 Stay where your grown-up can see you.

Name:

Find these 8 things. Spot one? Tick its box!

  1. Find 1, Park Find: Count the 4 roofs held up by poles.

    (4 on the park map · OpenStreetMap)

  2. Find 2, Park Find: Look for 4 paths that go over other things.

    (4 on the park map · OpenStreetMap)

  3. Find 3, Park Find: What has a handle you push to get a swallow of water?

    (1 on the park map · OpenStreetMap)

  4. Find 4, Wild Find: Walk to a tree with corky lumps on the bark.

    Look: on tree trunks. Look, don't touch. It has sharp spines or thorns. (seen 3 times since Oct 9 · iNaturalist)

  5. Find 5, Wild Find: Point to a tree with bright yellow-green fruit that is bumpy.

    Look: on the ground. Look, don't touch. Never eat wild berries or fruit. (seen once since Oct 9 · iNaturalist)

  6. Find 6, Wild Find: Which plant has blue flowers?

    Look: in tall grass. Look, don't pick or eat. (seen 2 times since Oct 9 · iNaturalist)

  7. Find 7, Wild Find: Hunt for white flowers on a plant.

    Look: in tall grass. Look, don't pick or eat. (seen 2 times since Oct 9 · iNaturalist)

  8. Find 8, Lucky Find: Maybe! Can you spot a furry pet with a wagging tail?

    Look: by the path. Never pet an animal you don't know. (at least 20 visitor reviews since Oct 2024 mention dogs, newest Sep 2026 · Google reviews via SerpApi)

Find This Spot

I have ladders and steps for you to climb to my top. A low fence goes around me. What am I?

the spot START (begin here) path or trail road walk this way (the X is 210 m south-west)

Map of Arbor Hills Nature Preserve drawn from OpenStreetMap, north is up. START is at a parking lot; the X is about 210 m south-west of it, and a dotted route follows the paths. Landmarks on the map: Arbor Hills Loop, Restrooms, Bridge.Arbor Hills LoopRestroomsBridgeSTARTN100 m (330 ft)
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors

October special: monarch butterflies

234 monarchs seen Oct 8-Oct 21 vs 181 in 2025

Tip: look on milkweed and on fall flowers on a sunny afternoon. Look, don't touch: let it fly.

For the grown-up: answer key

Keep this part. Start with find 1: it's easy and it stays put. Find 8 can move away, so tick it off when you see it.

Answers

  1. 1. Picnic shelters
  2. 2. Bridges (Tower Overlook, Arbor Hills Loop)
  3. 3. Drinking fountain (104)
  4. 4. Hercules' club (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis)
  5. 5. Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera)
  6. 6. Giant blue sage (Salvia azurea)
  7. 7. Heath aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides)
  8. 8. A dog out for a walk (maybe)

Find This Spot: The playground. OpenStreetMap way/485410232; START: parking lot, OpenStreetMap way/422528321; About 210 m south-west of START. Map data checked Oct 21, 5:32 AM CDT.

October box: Monarch butterflies reported within 25 km in the 14 days before today (Oct 8-Oct 21): 234 (iNaturalist, checked Oct 23, 12:02 AM CDT). Same two weeks last year (Oct 8-Oct 21, 2025): 181. Milkweed seen near this park: yes (479 iNaturalist sightings within 1.5 km, all years).

Safety

Look only: don't pick, eat, catch or chase anything on this pass. Read each find's safety line with your kid. Some things seen here are left off for safety.

Where this came from

  • Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), checked Oct 18, 2:26 AM CDT.
  • Wildlife: iNaturalist observers, research grade, within 1.5 km, Oct 9 to Oct 23; checked Oct 23, 12:02 AM CDT. Species facts: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), via iNaturalist.
  • Lucky Finds: counts of Google reviews via SerpApi (no review text), checked Oct 7, 9:08 AM CDT.
  • Clues: gemma-4-31B-it (open model, Apache-2.0), made Oct 23, 12:03 AM CDT. Code wrote every number and date.
  • Made with Grass Pass · grass-pass.vercel.app/pass/w38113837-6to10-20261023-1