Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Learn about volunteering with DuPage forest districtSep 14, 2015 1:00 am - People interested in helping others discover the wonders and recreational opportunities offered by the great outdoors can learn about volunteer opportunities with the Fo...
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Defense calls case against former forest IT staff a 'witch hunt'Sep 14, 2015 1:00 am - DuPage County prosecutors on Monday outlined a series of schemes in which they say a former DuPage County Forest Preserve employee and an outside vendor conspired to ste...
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Restoration work started at Mayslake courtyardSep 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Work has begun to restore the rear courtyard and breakfast porch area at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's historic Mayslake Hall at Mayslake Peabody Estat...
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GOP family picnic in Elk Grove Sept. 13Sep 09, 2015 1:00 am - The 35th annual Northwest Suburban Republican Family Picnic will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at Busse Woods Forest Preserve - Grove 27 in Elk Grove ...
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Cook Co. urges state leaders to release of forest preserve grantsSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County leaders are calling on state officials to release about $4.5 million in state and federal grant money awarded to the Forest Preserves of Cook County that has...
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Lombard man helps breathe life into Kline Creek FarmSep 07, 2015 6:45 am - Keith McClow's job title is education site manager of Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago. But it may as well be time traveler. Because each morning, he dons a costume and ...
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Kline Creek Farm's Country Fair will bring visitors back to 1915 in DuPageSep 05, 2015 7:00 am - A time machine of sorts brings crowds back to Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago each year for the annual Country Fair. Usually, visitors are whisked back to farm life in ...
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Forest preserve opens campground in NorthbrookSep 04, 2015 1:00 am - Camp Dan Beard in Northbrook has opened for the Labor Day holiday weekend, the final campsite of five opened this summer by Forest Preserves of Cook County. The camp, at...
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Kane forest district tax levy likely to increase, but tax bill may notSep 04, 2015 1:00 am - Kane forest plan could do just that, thanks to new construction
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Ecologist to discuss restoring vegetationSep 03, 2015 11:00 pm - You can be "outstanding in a field," - seed collecting that is - as you explore how Restoring Vegetation as a Practice benefits natural areas and your own garden. Join T...