Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Conserve Lake County hires new executive directorJul 06, 2015 1:00 am - After a lengthy search, a 20-year-old conservation organization in Lake County has hired a new executive director as it moves into its third decade. Dave Neu was hired f...
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Learn about wildflowersJul 06, 2015 1:00 am - Learn about wildflowers' healing powers and folklore during a program at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville on July 25. The "Walk on the Wildflower...
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Investigation continues into fatal Bartlett plane crashJul 04, 2015 1:00 am - National Transportation Safety Board investigators removed the wreckage of a single-engine Cessna 172 from a Bartlett area forest preserve Saturday, as they continued to...
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Forest preserve wants you to camp close to homeJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - Cabins available at Camp Reinberg near Palatine
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Elburn could get money for bike bridge in forest district dealJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - Elburn will allow the Kane County Forest Preserve District to relocate one of its departments into the village if the district helps pay for a bicycle bridge over the Un...
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Just one buyer lured by Chain O'Lakes pier rightsJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District likely will have to relaunch its effort to sell boat pier rights after offers during a recent two-week auction were nearly nil. ...
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Why keeping Fox River Trail requires costly South Elgin land dealJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - Keeping the popular Fox River Trail intact as a contiguous 40-mile attraction will cost Kane County taxpayers $540,000 in a pending new land purchase. The deal is a thre...
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Learn canoe skills at Independence GroveJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - You can learn tandem canoe skills at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville on Saturday, July 18. The Lake County Forest District will host the session...
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Go fishing near LibertyvilleJun 29, 2015 1:00 am - Have you wanted to try fishing but don't have the gear? Come to the Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville on Thursday. Forest district officials will supp...
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Civil War DaysJun 28, 2015 1:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve District officials will hold the annual Civil War Days re-enactment July 11-12 at the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda. Activities will...