Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Preckwinkle accepts new forest preserves planJan 24, 2014 10:20 am - Forest Preserves of Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle Friday formally accepted the “Next Century Conservation Plan” for the preserves. The plan was created by a blu...
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Charley Harper exhibit at Discovery Museum near WaucondaJan 23, 2014 11:35 am - Experience the whimsical world of nature illustrator and artist Charley Harper at “Beguiled by the Wild: The Art of Charley Harper” exhibition on display through Feb. 16...
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Forest preserve offers cast-iron cooking lessonsJan 23, 2014 8:53 am - Outdoor explorers can get a taste of cast-iron cooking during programs from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 26 and Feb. 23, at the cabin at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in ...
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Des Plaines driving range eyed for flood reservoirJan 23, 2014 4:30 am - Golfers at the Harry Semrow Golf Driving Range in Des Plaines could soon be launching golf balls onto an open field that doubles as a reservoir during local flooding. Th...
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Expert suggests DuPage retrain Danada horsesJan 21, 2014 1:06 pm - To ensure the safety of residents taking horse-riding lessons at Danada Equestrian Center, an expert is recommending the Wheaton facility’s horses — and the staff member...
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Longtime Pioneer Sholes volunteers honoredJan 20, 2014 12:11 pm - Hazel and Art Clauter of Geneva have spent more than 30 years in a one-room schoolhouse. But not as students or teachers. The Clauters, now in their 90s, are longtime vo...
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Coyote activity spotted near Wauconda prompts warningsJan 20, 2014 7:05 am - Coyote activity along the Millennium Trail near Wauconda has prompted safety warnings. Lake County Forest Preserve District staff are posting signs along the trail near ...
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Tree and brush thinning to begin at Freeman KameJan 20, 2014 7:03 am - A tree and brush-thinning project will get under way at Freeman Kame Forest Preserve near Gilberts the week of Jan. 27. This project is part of a multiyear effort to imp...
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100 years later: Lessons we can learn from the passenger pigeonJan 20, 2014 5:00 am - Lessons we can learn from the extinction of the passenger pigeon
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Candidates differ over DuPage forest preserve's transparencyJan 20, 2014 4:30 am - Joe Cantore wants to find ways to encourage more residents to use DuPage County's forest preserves. Mary Lou Wehrli wants the district to operate in ways that are more t...