Articles filed under DuPage County Forest Preserve District
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Bio Blitz finds new species in DuPageJul 16, 2015 11:00 pm - More than 800 plant, animal, lichen and fungi species - including some new to DuPage - were identified by scientists and citizen scientists in a 24-hour period during th...
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Lessons learned from DuPage's Centennial BioBlitzJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - I hope over the years I haven't given you the wrong impression about birders. But, just in case, let me clear something up. Most of us are not one-dimensional and obses...
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$17M renovation to address flooding at Oak Meadows golf courseJul 13, 2015 1:00 am - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has broken ground on the agency's $17 million renovation of Oak Meadows Golf Preserve in Addison, designed to restore natur...
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DuPage forest contest winners claim their prizesJul 08, 2015 11:00 pm - It looked like Christmas in July at the DuPage County Forest Preserve District headquarters in Wheaton. But instead of presents, the bicycles, running shoes and bike hel...
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DuPage forest district to unveil Century TrailJul 07, 2015 11:00 pm - As part of its yearlong centennial celebration, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County this weekend will unveil its new 100-mile, commemorative DuPage Forest Pres...
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DuPage forest preserve director search nearly over?Jul 07, 2015 1:00 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners are roughly a month away from selecting a new executive director who they hope will lead the district for years, forest prese...
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Investigation continues into fatal Bartlett plane crashJul 04, 2015 1:00 am - National Transportation Safety Board investigators removed the wreckage of a single-engine Cessna 172 from a Bartlett area forest preserve Saturday, as they continued to...
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Restoration of historic Oak Brook house hits snagJun 22, 2015 1:00 am - Plans to restore the Ben Fuller House in Oak Brook could be delayed after both construction companies competing for the contract submitted bid proposals that are either ...
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Small Naperville forest preserve expandingJun 16, 2015 1:00 am - A small forest preserve in the heart of Naperville is about to get a little larger. Goodrich Woods on the south side of Hobson Road will expand by 1.7 acres after the Du...
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Villa Park man finds last prize in medallion searchJun 16, 2015 1:00 am - The moment he saw the photo clue for the sixth - and final - medallion in the DuPage County Forest Preserve's Centennial Medallion Search, Michael Mast knew exactly wher...