Articles filed under DuPage County Forest Preserve District
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Get behind-the-scenes look at Illinois' first center dedicated to raising freshwater mussels Oct. 16
Oct 5, 2021 11:33 PM - See how DuPage Forest Preserve District ecologists are raising freshwater mussels, federally endangered Hine's emerald dragonflies and other aquatic animals at a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Urban Stream Research Center at Blackwell Forest Preserve on Saturday, Oct. 16. -
DuPage Forest Preserve to offer tours of research centerOct 5, 2021 4:58 PM - The DuPage County Forest Preserve District is offering behind-the-scenes tours of its Urban Stream Research Center at Blackwell Forest Preserve near Warrenville from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16.
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Corn Harvest weekends in West ChicagoOct 1, 2021 1:04 PM - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County hosts Corn Harvest Weekends at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays in October.
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Join Kline Creek Farm's annual Corn Harvest Weekends in October
Sep 29, 2021 6:19 PM - Harvest time needs lots of helpers! Everyone's invited to join in some 1890s "fun in the fields" during Kline Creek Farm's Corn Harvest from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays in October. -
What to expect from a $24 million redesign of Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Sep 27, 2021 5:30 AM - A transformative project -- by far, the largest undertaken at Willowbrook Wildlife Center since it opened in the late 1950s -- would give resident animals new habitats and change the way visitors interact with them. -
Good News Sunday: Palatine junior high among new Blue Ribbon winners
Sep 26, 2021 6:00 AM - U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker visited Palatine's Walter R. Sundling Junior High School on Tuesday to personally congratulate students and staffers on being named a National Blue Ribbon School. -
Glen Ellyn couple pledge $100,000 in 'green' donations for DuPage Forest Preserve
Sep 20, 2021 7:10 PM - Ann Boisclair and Jeff Jens of Glen Ellyn are pledging $100,000 to the DuPage County Forest Preserve District's renewable energy efforts to inspire others to do the same. The couple previously donated $25,000 to help bring solar power to Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn. -
DuPage forest preserve looking to draw its own electoral boundaries
Aug 20, 2021 5:06 PM - DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners and county board members are at odds over an effort to redraw the county's electoral boundaries. Forest preserve commissioners want the district to create its own district boundaries. -
Willowbrook Wildlife Center to host open house Aug. 10
Aug 2, 2021 1:33 PM - The DuPage Forest Preserve District is asking for public feedback on proposed improvements to Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn. -
How an 'ambitious project' would re-imagine Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Jul 30, 2021 11:44 PM - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County plans to build a new wildlife clinic and visitor center to help handle of the crush of animal admissions at Willowbrook, one of the few rehabilitation centers licensed to take in migratory birds in the Chicago area.
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