Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Insect update: Good news for monarch butterflies, bad news for us on gypsy moths, Japanese beetlesJul 24, 2019 5:30 am - Doug Taron expresses the kind of cautious optimism you would expect from a conservationist who tracks a vulnerable, majestic creature. So while he's not exactly uncorkin...
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Take a twilight hike in Lake CountyJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - Take a stroll through the marsh at the Sedge Meadow Forest Preserve near Wadsworth on Monday as part of an organized twilight hike. The walk is set to begin at 7 p.m. at...
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Take a stroll back to the 1890s at Kline Creek FarmJul 19, 2019 6:00 am - There is a gravel path that serves as something of a time tunnel at Kline Creek Farm near West Chicago. It starts at the parking lot and modern visitors center. But as y...
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Bridge closure set for July 22 to Aug. 2 along South Elgin's Riverbend TrailJul 17, 2019 11:00 pm - A bridge in Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve along Riverbend Trail in South Elgin will be closed for repairs July 22-Aug. 2. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County wil...
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Archery open house at Blackwell Forest PreserveJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - Visitors can explore the classic sport of archery during a free Archery Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Blackwell Forest Preserve near Warrenville...
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Once injured, red-tailed hawk serves as educational animal ambassadorJul 11, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This column is reprinted from “Horizons,” the quarterly publication of the Lake County Forest Preserves. You can subscribe to receive the free magazine at...
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Watch Nature take flight, day or night, with McHenry County Conservation DistrictJul 10, 2019 11:00 pm - The McHenry County Conservation District will offer fun and informative programs this summer. Register online at www.mccdistrict.org, by phone for free programs only at ...
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Kyle apologizes for 'despair' caused by Civil War Days cancellation, resists calls to resignJul 10, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve District President Angelo Kyle apologized Wednesday for any "despair" he may have caused but deflected calls for his resignation over his rol...
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Forest preserve district still may get state grant for Mayslake projectJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - Three years after making repairs to historic Mayslake Hall in Oak Brook, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County still hopes to receive a promised state grant for ...
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Forest board to meet Wednesday near WaucondaJul 07, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District board on Wednesday will hold its first meeting since the controversial cancellation of the Civil War Days re-enactment. The mee...