Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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DuPage Forest board to spend $175,000 on websiteJul 18, 2012 12:19 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve officials will spend nearly $175,000 to continue building an educational outreach website. The site, observeyourpreserve.org, launched ...
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Danada certification concludes horse neglect probeJul 17, 2012 1:00 pm - The Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton has received a rare site accreditation from the Certified Horsemanship Association, concluding efforts launched early this year b...
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Water 101: How to weather the droughtJul 17, 2012 8:00 am - It was 101 degrees at 4 p.m. A hot, dry wind was blowing from the west. Stuck in the gridlock of Randall Road, I watched as sprinklers shot water in glistening arcs ove...
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Glen Ellyn wildlife center mends 160 animals after stormJul 13, 2012 5:30 am - While humans grappled with uprooted trees, torn roofs and power outages after a thunderstorm pummeled the West suburbs on July 1, Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ell...
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Kane forest district to spend last of $30 million for landJul 11, 2012 11:00 am - Kane County Forest Preserve commissioners have approved a budget for the new fiscal year that will see the last of the money from the $30 million tax increase voters app...
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Lake County Forest Preserve District hosts an evening with batsJul 11, 2012 8:02 am - Bring the family to BatFest on Saturday, July 14, and see the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s resident colony of little brown bats. The event runs from 6 to 9:30 ...
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Thoughts turn to sale of former Kane jailJul 11, 2012 5:00 am - With the controversies about putting a concert venue and mountain biking trails in the east segment of Fabyan Woods mostly resolved, Kane County Board members will now t...
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Glen Ellyn wildlife center slated for $3.6 million upgradeJul 10, 2012 4:32 pm - Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn is in line for $3.6 million in upgrades, which is part of a larger plan that may cost a total of about $19.1 million over t...
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More than 5,000 watch Civil War re-enactment in Lake CountyJul 08, 2012 6:42 pm - In February 1862, Civil War troops fought the Battle of Fort Donelson — a battle that opened Tennessee’s Cumberland River to attacks from the North and cost the lives of...
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Expansion planned for Lake County's Wright Woods PreserveJul 06, 2012 12:00 pm - One of Lake County's oldest forest preserves will expand by a few acres as part of a planned deal. Lake County Forest Preserve District officials are expected to approve...