Articles filed under DuPage County Forest Preserve District
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DuPage Forest board to spend $175,000 on websiteJul 18, 2012 12:19 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve officials will spend nearly $175,000 to continue building an educational outreach website. The site, observeyourpreserve.org, launched ...
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Danada certification concludes horse neglect probeJul 17, 2012 1:00 pm - The Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton has received a rare site accreditation from the Certified Horsemanship Association, concluding efforts launched early this year b...
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Glen Ellyn wildlife center mends 160 animals after stormJul 13, 2012 5:30 am - While humans grappled with uprooted trees, torn roofs and power outages after a thunderstorm pummeled the West suburbs on July 1, Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ell...
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Glen Ellyn wildlife center slated for $3.6 million upgradeJul 10, 2012 4:32 pm - Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn is in line for $3.6 million in upgrades, which is part of a larger plan that may cost a total of about $19.1 million over t...
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Forestry officials say wildfires unlikely hereJun 27, 2012 1:23 pm - Only you (and a hearty tree with a raised green canopy) can prevent forest fires. Despite the extreme heat expected in the next 48 hours, and the near-drought conditions...
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The SoapboxJun 23, 2012 5:00 am - 25 years for kids museum: DuPage County should be proud that the vision of Louise Beem and Dorothy Carpenter, who used a station wagon to move exhibits from one home to...
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DuPage forest launches transparency portalJun 22, 2012 10:53 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve District officials have begun rolling out their transparency initiative announced earlier this year with the launch of a “Transparency Port...
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DuPage agency abandons veterans home planJun 21, 2012 10:48 am - The DuPage Housing Authority officially has scrapped its plan to convert a landmark house at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve into a home for retired veterans. Instead, i...
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Belleau Woods in Wheaton may not qualify for state distinctionJun 20, 2012 10:00 am - As the DuPage County Forest Preserve prepares to nominate Belleau Woods in Wheaton for state-sanctioned protection this month, there is concern the site may be too small...
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DuPage forest passes $42 million budgetJun 19, 2012 12:00 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve officials have approved a total operating budget of nearly $42 million for 2012-13, a decrease of more than 4 percent from last year. “...