Articles filed under Lake County Forest Preserve District
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Celebrate Flag Day at the Stevenson CenterJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - The Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy in Mettawa will host a storytelling and music festival on Flag Day, June 14, teaming with the Cook Memorial Library District and ...
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Removal of old dams will improve habitat and safety, forest district saysJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - The last two dams on the Des Plaines River in Lake County could be removed this year. Known as low-head dams, the old concrete structures span the river at points in the...
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A nature funfest for kids:May 27, 2014 1:01 am - "Stick with Nature" is the theme at Kids Nature Funfest from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 8, at the Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 Green Bay Road, North Chicago. The free e...
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Tombstone in woods near Northbrook leads to tale of early suburbaniteMay 25, 2014 1:00 am - One of the first immigrants to live in the farmland northwest of Chicago, George Stahl Schnabele died on June 30, 1884, and was lowered into a grave so that he could res...
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Summer concerts at preserve:May 21, 2014 1:01 am - Outdoor concerts will be staged this summer at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve, 16400 Buckley Road, near Libertyville. They'll be held Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. betwe...
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Get fit, Lake County:May 15, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District will offer weekly hikes at several of its properties Saturdays in June. They'll run from 8 to 9 a.m. each day. Participation wil...
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Fremont students remove invasive plants from preserveMay 13, 2014 1:01 am - More than 250 Fremont Middle School eighth-graders headed into Ray Lake Farms Forest Preserve behind their school Tuesday to remove invasive plant species as part of a c...
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Take a tour:May 13, 2014 1:01 am - You can tour the historic Mettawa-area home of statesman Adlai E. Stevenson II on June 8. Now owned by the Lake County Forest Preserve District, the property has been re...
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Local author to be honored at nature symposiumMay 11, 2014 11:00 pm - Brushwood Center, formerly Friends of Ryerson Woods, presents its annual award for distinguished leadership in the world of nature to Joel Greenberg at the 31st annual S...
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Gardeners go native at Lake County plant saleMay 11, 2014 1:01 am - A variety of native plants, flowers, grasses, shrubs, vines and trees were available for purchase Sunday at the Lake County Forest Preserve District's 17th Annual Native...