Elgin Parks & Recreation Department’s Hawthorne Hill Nature Center has many programs for school-aged children this summer. Topics vary from Green Thumbs (gardening), Wetland Wonders and Weather to Aerodynamics of Birds and Time Travel (Elgin history). Advanced registration is required. Please call the Elgin Parks & Recreation Department at 847-931-6123 for further information or Deb Barr at 847-531-7009.