On Friday, February 24th, 2023, ESCONI participated in the STEAM Night held a Brookdale Elementary School in Naperville, IL. ESCONI members Keith Robitschek, Donald Cronauer, Rich and Heidi Holm were on hand to answer questions about paleontology, geology. and ESCONI. It was a well attended event. This was the first in person STEAM night, since before 2020.
We had fossils and minerals on display.
We had a spinner to give away fossil and mineral specimens.
The booth next to us from Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora had a skink and a turtle, which are native to the area.