Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Lake County museum hosts virtual program on American mummiesSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - Learn about mummies of the Americas on Thursday in an online program hosted by the Bess Bower Dunn Museum in Libertyville. Storyteller Jasmin Cardenas will lead the pro...
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Lake County's Dunn Museum to reopen SaturdayAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - The Bess Bower Dunn Museum, 1899 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville, will reopen to the public on Saturday, Aug. 29 with new guidelines, limited hours, timed entry tickets...
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New trail will link Arlington Heights to Buffalo Creek preserveAug 24, 2020 5:30 am - Years in the making, construction on a pedestrian connection from Arlington Heights into the Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve in Lake County is scheduled to begin any day n...
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See 6 baby woodpeckers rescued by Wildlife Resource CenterAug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - McHenry County Conservation District's Wildlife Resource Center recently released six young northern flickers that had been in their care since mid-June. The baby flick...
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Losing track of the seasons? Find your bearings by heading outdoorsAug 18, 2020 6:00 am - The calendar must be wrong. August? It can't be August already! Since March, the pandemic has knocked down one after another seasonal signpost, like the last day of scho...
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Lake County Forest Preserves earns three national awardsAug 17, 2020 11:00 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserves, two of its volunteers and its charitable partner, the Preservation Foundation, have earned national awards. The National Association of...
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Reef construction provides a man-made assist for Lake Michigan fish and wildlifeAug 17, 2020 5:30 am - A project to restore and connect 1.5 miles of coastal fish habitat is underway from a barge in Lake Michigan at the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve. Just offshore, a crane...
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Lake County museum planning 'DunnTV' to stay connected with audienceAug 14, 2020 5:22 am - The museum dedicated to the history of Lake County and its people is looking to a more modern venue to increase its reach during what is expected to be a slow return to ...
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Fox River Trail closed in South Elgin through Sept. 4Aug 13, 2020 11:00 pm - A section of the Fox River Trail in South Elgin will be closed through Sept. 4, due to trail construction in the area. Work on this section of trail has been in the work...
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Fabyan will have intermittent closures Aug. 18-19 for trail repavingAug 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva will have intermittent trail closures, Tuesday, Aug. 18 through Wednesday, Aug. 19, for trail repaving. The repaving is part of the Faby...