Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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DuPage County Forest Preserve District holds the line on taxes for fourth consecutive yearDec 30, 2023 12:30 am - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s board of commissioners recently unanimously approved the agency’s 2024 budget and annual appropriation ordinance. The $...
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How DuPage Forest Preserve’s plan to buy horse farm led to a lawsuitDec 23, 2023 5:18 pm - East of the Danada Forest Preserve near Wheaton lies a 37-acre horse farm that has belonged to the Bolger family for 56 years. The DuPage County Forest Preserve District ...
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Why forest preserves are conducting more controlled burnsDec 22, 2023 8:52 am - With no snow in the forecast, controlled burns at local forest preserves have continued
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Lake Co. forest preserve goes electric with new work vansDec 20, 2023 12:18 pm - Forest district to replace two work vans with electric models
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Trails, Tales and TriumphsDec 18, 2023 1:23 pm - Lake County Forest Preserves Celebrates Top 12 Stories of the Year
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New bridge opens up in Waterfall GlenDec 16, 2023 7:59 am - A newly installed pedestrian bridge is open to visitors of Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve near Darien. The bridge carries the preserve’s main trail over Sawmill Creek. “I...
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Volunteers needed to restore habitat at Bliss Woods preserve Dec. 30Dec 15, 2023 9:37 pm - A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve in Sugar Grove on Saturday, Dec. 30 from 9 a.m. to noon. Cutting and stacking invasive brush wi...
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Willowbrook Wildlife Center receives state grantDec 10, 2023 12:00 am - Willowbrook Wildlife Center has secured $4,000 through a grant program administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The center, operated by the Forest P...
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DuPage forest preserve board OKs new vision for Maple Meadows golf courseDec 08, 2023 4:30 am - Maple Meadows Golf Club prides itself on reasonable prices and well-conditioned greens. The public course, formerly part of Brookwood Country Club, logged about 37,000 r...
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Cook County Forest Preserves' general superintendent to end productive 13-year tenureDec 08, 2023 12:00 am - Cook County Forest Preserve District General Superintendent Arnold Randall has announced plans to step down next month, ending a distinct and productive 13-year tenure. ...