Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Maple sap flowing at Ryerson WoodsMar 18, 2018 1:00 am - Spring is nearly here - and that means the maple sap is flowing at the Ryerson Woods Forest Preserve near Riverwoods. The Lake County Forest Preserve District hosted hik...
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How you should listen to nature's spring musicMar 15, 2018 11:00 pm - It's the music of March. "Listen!" I said to the group gathered around the maple tree during our Maple Sugaring Days at Creek Bend Nature Center. I cupped my ears, signa...
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Forest preserve sponsors Trout Fishing for KIdsMar 11, 2018 11:00 pm - Kids ages 15 and younger can experience the thrill of catching a fish later this month during a Forest Preserve District of DuPage County program. Trout Fishing for Kids...
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Adopt Brandenburg RoadMar 11, 2018 1:00 am - Adopt-a-road volunteer days with Friends of Volo Bog are held from 9 to 10:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month. The first session is March 21. Adults and kids 10 an...
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Reptile Rampage gives families hands-on experienceMar 11, 2018 1:00 am - Families had their hands full Sunday with turtles, lizards, snakes and other critters at Reptile Rampage, the annual spring fundraiser for the Wildlife Discovery Center ...
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Join the Youth Conservation CorpsMar 07, 2018 12:00 am - Recruitment is underway for the Youth Conservation Corps, a summer jobs program to employ high school youth in natural resources, construction, and park maintenance rela...
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Maple Sugaring Days a sure sign spring is comingMar 04, 2018 12:00 am - The sound of robins chirping in the backyard, baseball players getting ready for the long season ahead and later sunsets have some company as favorite signs of spring: M...
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Tapping trees, tasting sap in West Chicago farm to learn 1890s syrup storyMar 03, 2018 12:00 am - Move over Mrs. Butterworth's and kindly take a seat, Aunt Jemima. Residents from the suburbs and even Wisconsin got a front-row seat Saturday at the Kline Creek Farm in ...
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Glen Ellyn could lease McKee House site sooner than plannedMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - A plan to push up the starting date for Glen Ellyn to lease the McKee House and other buildings at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve could help preservationists trying to ...
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Public access planned for long-hidden Ethel's Woods Forest PreserveFeb 28, 2018 4:20 am - Work to provide public access to a panoramic but long hidden landscape near Antioch named after the founder of the Lake County Forest Preserve District is set to start n...