Articles filed under DuPage County Forest Preserve District
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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. “...
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Forest preserves feature importance of pollinatorsJun 19, 2012 8:29 am - Did you know 75 percent of the world’s flowering plants rely on animal pollinators? Or that one-third of the food we eat would not exist without these varied creatures? ...
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Two more DuPage preserves may get extra protectionJun 18, 2012 5:30 am - The DuPage County Forest Preserve District is continuing efforts to add extra layers of protection to several of its sites, hoping to gain Illinois Nature Preserve statu...
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DuPage forest district seeks fresh look at its operationJun 15, 2012 1:42 pm - An outside consultant will evaluate the entire operation of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District in the wake of large-scale staffing changes, including the departu...
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Addison residents fight about road on forest preserve landJun 12, 2012 5:48 pm - Residents from a subdivision near Addison argued Tuesday on both sides of a plan in which DuPage County forest preserve land would be used for a temporary access road. A...