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DuPage County Forest Preserve District
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Learn corn harvesting techniques at Kline Creek Farm
Oct 1, 2019 11:56 AM - Visitors can get some firsthand experience this month harvesting corn using techniques from the 1890s at Kline Creek Farm near West Chicago. -
Fall trout season opens Oct. 19 in DuPage County
Sep 30, 2019 12:33 PM - The fall rainbow trout season will open at 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at three Forest Preserve District of DuPage County lakes. -
Construction begins on new clubhouse at rebuilt Oak Meadows course
Sep 18, 2019 8:41 AM - A new clubhouse at The Preserve at Oak Meadows will finally replace a Tudor-style original destroyed by a fire more than a decade ago. -
Forest preserve restoring Spring Brook in Blackwell
Sep 17, 2019 5:16 PM - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is continuing work on a large-scale restoration project along Spring Brook -- a tributary of the West Branch of the DuPage River -- that runs through Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville. -
See grasses in all their glory at a suburban tallgrass prairie
Sep 16, 2019 6:00 AM - A tall-grass prairie in September is one of the best antidotes for screen fatigue that I know. Here, the grasses are in their glory, towering above all else and waving their flowers with abandon.
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Ecologists continue to monitor Herrick Lake near Wheaton for harmful algal bloom
Sep 16, 2019 6:02 PM - Water samples at Herrick Lake tested negative Monday for the toxins produced by blue-green algae. But a forest preserve ecologist cautioned that forecasts for relatively warm tempatures are ripe conditions for agal blooms to grow. -
5 colorful suburban bike trail systems to ride this fall, plus pretty roads for the more daring
Sep 8, 2019 7:29 AM - Autumn is a great time to ride a bike. So where are the best places to ride for fall colors? You must go where the trees are, of course. Fortunately, that's where many of the best bike trails and routes are, too. -
Shedd Aquarium helps DuPage Forest Preserve release endangered turtles
Sep 4, 2019 10:06 AM - Parents with back-to-school separation anxiety could learn a lot from Shedd Aquarium caretakers who have ensured this year's class of young Blanding's turtles are ready to face the world. -
St. James Farm: Formerly an equestrian venue, now it's an oasis for visitors
Aug 29, 2019 6:00 AM - The 595-acre St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Warrenville once was a haven for horses. Now it's a haven for visitors who want to check out its historic buildings, enjoy the artwork that dot the grounds, hike the trails, take in the wildlife, picnic or even fish. -
New clubhouse coming to Oak Meadows in Addison
Aug 29, 2019 10:54 AM - DuPage Forest Preserve District commissioners unanimously approved building a public clubhouse and visitor center at The Preserve at Oak Meadows in Addison.
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