Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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New DuPage County Forest Preserve leader could be named by mid-monthOct 02, 2013 12:00 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve officials say they could choose their next executive director by Oct. 15. Commissioners narrowed the finalists to two local applicants foll...
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DuPage County forest preserve dog parks to get pet memorialsOct 02, 2013 7:30 am - A $250,000 renovation of Oak Brook’s Mayslake Dog Park will include many upgrades, but one DuPage Forest Preserve commissioner says it will be lacking one important piec...
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Snowmobile request for Lake Marie Forest Preserve deniedOct 02, 2013 5:00 am - How one of Lake County's newest forest preserves will be developed for public use is far from settled, but one activity already has been ruled out. A request to establis...
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DuPage forest commission zeroing in on new directorSep 30, 2013 5:30 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve officials could be closer to naming their new executive director than they expected when they set Nov. 1 as their deadline. Commissioners w...
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70 people give back to Mother Nature in Schweitzer WoodsSep 28, 2013 1:25 pm - Nearly 600 trees found a new home Saturday at the Schweitzer Woods Forest Preserve near West Dundee, thanks to a host of volunteers who came out for National Public Land...
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Art meets nature Sunday at Crabtree preserve in Barrington HillsSep 25, 2013 11:45 am - The tradition of plein air painting, or painting in the outdoors directly from the landscape, goes back centuries and includes great Impressionist masters such as Monet,...
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How mice with radios are helping restore Rollins Savanna near GrayslakeSep 25, 2013 4:30 am - Well off the main trail, amid the milkweed and goldenrod in a farm field turned savanna, researchers hope some tiny mice with huge back feet can make a difference in the...
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More long-term repairs needed for historic Graue MillSep 24, 2013 3:04 pm - A new report on conditions at Oak Brook’s Graue Mill confirms what engineers initially thought when they examined the 161-year-old structure back in June. According to t...
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Celebrate Museum Day at DuPage Forest Preserve education centersSep 23, 2013 1:19 pm - The DuPage County Forest Preserve District is again joining Smithsonian Magazine’s annual Museum Day Live! by inviting the public to visit its education centers Saturday...
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Campton Prairie Fest aims for old fashioned funSep 18, 2013 5:30 am - Campton Township officials will host their 7th annual Prairie Fest Saturday at Corron Farm in Campton Hills. The fest, which will run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. rain or shine...