Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Forest preserve happy with director search, despite missing deadlineOct 22, 2013 5:49 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve officials have all but assured they will not name a new executive director by their self-imposed Nov. 1 target date. Commissioners emerged ...
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Rosie and June considered members of Danada family, will say putOct 22, 2013 2:26 pm - Since their retirement earlier this year, Danada Equestrian Center’s bonded pair of draft horses, Rosie and June, have been the subject of adoption rumors and “should th...
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Conserve Lake County names new leaderyOct 22, 2013 12:25 pm - After a months-long search, Conserve Lake County recently hired Jim McConoughey of Janesville, Wis., to serve as president of the 18-year-old nonprofit conservation grou...
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Eagle Scout candidate builds fish cribs for forest preserve lakesOct 18, 2013 5:03 pm - Fishermen who flocked to Axehead Lake in Park Ridge for the start of trout fishing season on Saturday, Oct. 19, found some new hot spots where the recently stocked fish ...
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McHenry County Conservation district to hold final Trail of History eventOct 17, 2013 12:03 pm - If you’ve never looked out over the crest in McHenry County’s Glacial Park into a valley of pioneer-era encampments, the 25th anniversary Trail of History is not the one...
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Cook Forest Preserve District not raising user feesOct 17, 2013 11:00 am - After increasing user fees this year, Cook County Forest Preserve District officials are holding the line in next year's $179 million budget. Cook County Board President...
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Whoa! Adoption plans for Danada's Rosie and June hit snagOct 16, 2013 5:00 pm - Just when it seemed nothing but happy trails awaited retired Danada draft horses Rosie and June, a miscommunication may force the DuPage Forest Preserve District to hold...
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Trout season opens Oct. 19 at Lakewood’s Banana LakeOct 16, 2013 12:51 pm - Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda will open for rainbow trout fishing Saturday, Oct. 19, following trout stocking in Banana Lake. Most of the trout range in size from...
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Kane Co. forest district hires company dumped by countyOct 11, 2013 12:34 pm - Kane County Forest Preserve District officials have hired a company once shunned by the Kane County Board for its political connections to former House Speaker J. Dennis...
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Cook County preserves trout season begins Oct. 19Oct 10, 2013 4:38 am - The Forest Preserves of Cook County fall trout fishing season starts at dawn Saturday, Oct. 19, but fishing will be banned next week in preparation for the day. Catchabl...