Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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See 'The Artistic Side of District Staff' at special MCCD exhibitFeb 16, 2017 10:00 pm - McHenry County Conservation District invites you to view a special exhibit "The Artistic Side of District Staff" on display now through Feb. 26 at Lost Valley Visitor Ce...
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Learn about birding Lake CountyFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - Nan Buckardt, director of education for the Lake County Forest Preserve District, will be the featured speaker March 6 at the next Lake County Audubon Society meeting. T...
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Learn about plant pathology at Feb. 22 nature programFeb 14, 2017 10:00 pm - What's wrong with your maple tree? Why are there spots on your wildflowers? Who's eating the leaves on your shrubs? Find out the answers to these questions and more duri...
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Oak Meadows poised to get new nameFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - The new-look Oak Meadows Golf Course in Addison soon is expected to have a new name. Commissioners with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County are going to vote n...
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Controlled burns set to begin early in Lake CountyFeb 13, 2017 12:00 am - The pleasant February weather is giving the Lake County Forest Preserve District a jump start on its yearly restoration efforts. Teams plan to be in the field Tuesday to...
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Explore 'The Gross, the Bad and the Yucky' in nature Feb. 19Feb 12, 2017 10:00 pm - Sometimes, the yuckiest things in nature are the coolest. Consider a bird that pukes on anything that disturbs it. Some spiders make milkshakes from the guts of their pr...
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Kane County Forest Preserves offer antidote to digital worldFeb 12, 2017 10:00 pm - Medical reports cite all sorts of trouble for those of us, especially kids, who stare at a computer or mobile device screen all day. These problems with eyes, necks and ...
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Costs increase, work accelerates to move and improve museumFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - The cost to relocate and reinvent the Lake County Discovery Museum has increased $350,000, or by more than 20 percent, as work involving exhibits and other elements prog...
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Ryerson Woods hosting maple syrup hikesFeb 10, 2017 12:00 am - Registration is open for maple syrup hikes Saturdays and Sundays, March 11-26, at Ryerson Woods in Riverwoods. Led by Lake County Forest Preserve nature educators, the ...
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DuPage to target adult mosquitoes in forest preservesFeb 08, 2017 12:00 am - DuPage County has a new tool in its ongoing battle against mosquitoes that spread West Nile virus and other diseases. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County this ...