Articles filed under DuPage County Forest Preserve District
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Blanding's turtles get a boost in DuPageMay 23, 2017 1:00 am - Standing knee-deep in a western DuPage County marsh, Leigh Anne Harden prepares to introduce a young Blanding's turtle to a much wider world. And judging from how the tu...
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Family Field Day celebrates agricultural rootsMay 22, 2017 11:00 pm - Visitors can welcome summer with a variety of nature-themed activities Saturday, May 27, at Family Field Day at St. James Farm in Warrenville. The annual bash, sponsored...
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Preservationists given deadlines to restore McKee HouseMay 17, 2017 5:30 am - The clock is ticking on efforts to restore the historic McKee House now that Glen Ellyn has inked a deal to lease it and other buildings at Churchill Woods Forest Preser...
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St. James Farm poised to get water, sewer improvementsMay 15, 2017 1:00 am - Work is set begin on a $2.9 million project to bring water and sewer to St. James Farm Forest Preserve near Warrenville, improvements needed for historic buildings at th...
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DuPage forest district to build long-delayed maintenance facilityMay 13, 2017 1:00 am - After a decade of delays, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is moving ahead with a once-controversial plan to construct a fleet management building in Blackw...
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McDowell Grove bridge replacement poised to beginMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - Work may start this month to replace an aging bridge at the entrance to McDowell Grove near Naperville. DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners are expected to vote ...
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'Not cute and fuzzy' endangered mussels to be released in DuPage RiverMay 03, 2017 1:00 am - Roughly 9,000 freshwater mussels will be released into the West Branch of the DuPage River over the next six months with an eye toward improving water quality and giving...
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Flooding closes numerous DuPage forest preserve trailsMay 02, 2017 1:00 am - Numerous DuPage County forest preserve trails and areas are closed this week in the wake of heavy rains and flooding - and many others have standing water that may make ...
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Greene Valley overlook opens in May with views of hawks, ChicagoApr 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Visitors can see a soaring hawk, launch a model glider and check out the Chicago skyline from 190 feet above the ground at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County'...
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DuPage forest preserve's McKee House makes endangered listApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - A proposed deal between Glen Ellyn and the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County could buy preservationists time to save an 81-year-old limestone house in Churchill ...