Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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DuPage Forest Preserve District officer honored for youth outreach workJun 16, 2025 3:48 pm - Kim Eversole, a 14-year veteran of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County police department, was named a 2025 Illinois Juvenile Officers Association Officer of the Year for her outstanding efforts to connect local youth with nature and law enforcement.
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New pedestrian bridge planned for Maple Grove Forest PreserveJun 12, 2025 12:58 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County board is looking to replace an aging pedestrian bridge at Maple Grove Forest Preserve near downtown Downers Grove.
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Land donation will ensure age-old bur oak will be protected in perpetuityJun 11, 2025 4:31 pm - The Lake County forest preserve system again will be expanding with three acquisitions including a gift being made to protect an irreplaceable part of the landscape thought to have begun its life before the American Revolution.
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‘While we still have time’: DuPage County ecologists working to save endangered dragonflyJun 08, 2025 9:00 pm - Ecologists with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County are working to preserve the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly.
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Durbin helps mark latest addition to wildlife refuge in McHenry CountyJun 08, 2025 2:40 pm - Creating the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, an 11,200-acre sanctuary spanning from northern Illinois to southern Wisconsin, took a modest financial investment for future generations, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said as he stood on the refuge’s latest acquisition last week.
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Coroner: 12-year-old boy died of drowning in Willow SpringsJun 07, 2025 5:14 pm - A 12-year-old boy died Friday night from a drowning incident at Camp Bullfrog Lake in Willow Springs, authorities said.
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Bottlenose dolphin born at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, and baby is ‘very strong’Jun 07, 2025 2:00 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago is celebrating its first bottlenose dolphin birth in more than a decade.
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Celebrate Kane County Forest Preserve District’s centennial on June 8Jun 05, 2025 11:35 am - Forest Preserve District of Kane County marks centennial on June 8 with unveiling of "Guardians" sculpture, community tree planting, food trucks, music, and family activities.
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$1 million grant awarded for scenic bridge’s replacement near WarrenvilleMay 30, 2025 1:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County plans to install a new bridge over the West Branch of the DuPage River with the help of grant dollars.
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DuPage forest preserve plans major transformation of Wood Dale golf courseMay 30, 2025 9:32 am - DuPage County forest preserve officials have lined up plans for a major renovation of the Maple Meadows golf course in Wood Dale.
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