Nature’s LunchBox sponsored by Dominick’s New! Just in time for the start of school, the doors swing open to Nature’s LunchBox sponsored by Dominick’s – the newest permanent exhibition at the Nature Museum. Learn about food’s life cycle – from the farm to the market, to the compost bin.

Sanctuary: Flight of the Majestic Monarch The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is honored to present its latest exhibition in partnership with the Consulate General of Mexico and its Mexico 2010 program, Sanctuary: Flight of the Majestic Monarch. Sanctuary transports visitors of all ages on the wings of the Monarch Butterfly through the perspectives of award-winning Mexican artists. May 22, 2010 - September 19, 2010

Managing Eden Using her artistic eye and camera, Joann Brennan makes photographs that inspire people think about wildlife conservation in a whole new way. Her exhibit, Managing Eden, comes to the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum to provoke discussion about how our region is handling the conservation challenges that we face. By taking viewers into the lab and the field, Brennan depicts the actions we take to protect natural spaces, bringing our impact on nature into focus. June 11 - September 5

Steelroots Explore the underground lifeline of trees in a monumental sculpture by Steve Tobin. This piece was crafted with recycled steel, and is part of a larger series that will be on display at the Morton Arboretum in the spring of 2010. Through spring, 2010