Articles filed under DuPage County Forest Preserve District
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Dupage Forest Preserve District receives grant for alternative-fuel vehiclesMay 18, 2016 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County was awarded a $23,387 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to convert five 2016 Ford light-duty trucks to al...
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Former DuPage forest director dead at 87May 17, 2016 1:00 am - The man who professionalized the DuPage County Forest Preserve District and guided its growth for more than three decades has died. Chuck Johnson, 87, passed away May 6 ...
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Sheriff again seeking help identifying remainsMay 11, 2016 1:00 am - The DuPage County sheriff's office is again asking the public for help identifying a human skull found nearly six years ago at a Wheaton-area forest preserve. Authoritie...
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Forest district supports expansion of special needs playgroundMay 04, 2016 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's Board of Commissioners has approved the next phase of development at the Wheaton Park District Sensory Garden and Play...
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Celebrate Migratory Bird Day at Willowbrook Wildlife CenterMay 04, 2016 11:00 pm - Celebrate Migratory Bird Day at Willowbrook Wildlife Center
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Golfers invited to take part in wildlife countMay 02, 2016 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County invites golfers at Maple Meadows and Green Meadows golf courses to record their wildlife sightings as part of Audubon Inter...
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Forest district offers free wood chipsMay 02, 2016 11:00 pm - Forest Preserve District of DuPage County The public is invited to pick up free wood chips from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the Native Plant Nursery at Blackwe...
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District tests for fungus deadly to amphibiansMay 02, 2016 11:00 pm - Every day for seven weeks in the spring, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County ecologist Dan Thompson and a few volunteers don hip waders and scour select marshy are...
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Bike the trails with a forest district rangerApr 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Bicyclists can join a DuPage County Forest Preserve ranger for a tour of several preserves during the free "Ride the Trails" program offered this spring and summer. The ...
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Scenic outlook at Greene Valley opens April 30Apr 18, 2016 11:00 pm - You can see a soaring hawk, launch a model glider and see the Chicago skyline from 190 feet above the ground at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's Greene Va...