Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Learn about tree planting, selectionApr 25, 2012 5:14 pm - Concerned about the threat of invasive species to trees in your neighborhood? The Lake County Forest Preserve District will host an Arbor Day celebration from 9 a.m. to ...
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What does $68 million buy? DuPage Forest says 473 acres and countingApr 23, 2012 11:00 am - Five years after voters approved a $68 million tax increase so the DuPage County Forest Preserve could buy more land, officials report they have acquired 43 properties a...
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Soccer league could relocate to Mundelein from Hoffman EstatesApr 20, 2012 2:28 pm - Officials with a Hoffman Estates-based soccer league want to relocate to Mundelein and create new fields at an old golf center, newly released village documents indicate...
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Spring event features sale of compost bins, rain barrels and native plantsApr 20, 2012 1:17 pm - The sale of compost bins, rain barrels and native plants will take place on Saturday and Sunday, May 12, 13. The special spring event is sponsored by the Solid Waste Age...
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Earth Day events in the Fox ValleyApr 19, 2012 3:03 pm - Earth Day is the perfect time to spend some time outdoors and enjoy the natural beauty of the Fox Valley. Here are some events taking place this weekend that offer a cha...
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Longtime DuPage forest preserve fish expert diesApr 18, 2012 9:00 pm - Fishermen who ever cast a line in a DuPage County Forest Preserve District lake have Don LaBrose to thank for any luck they had. The longtime district fisheries biologis...
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Nesting eagles found in Cook County forest preserveApr 17, 2012 7:33 pm - A family of bald eagles has been found nesting on Cook County forest preserve property in Palos Township. The Forest Preserve District of Cook County and U.S. Fish and W...
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Spend Earth Day in the forest preservesApr 17, 2012 3:02 pm - Sunday, April 22, is Earth Day, and throughout the month, there are lots of ways to give back to the land, right here in Cook County. “Earth Day is an excellent time to...
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Willowbrook naturalist ‘living the dream’Apr 17, 2012 3:01 pm - Jack MacRae knew what he wanted to do with his life from the time he was a kindergartner running around catching snakes and looking for frogs. He got his first job as a ...
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Enjoy the blues at museum:Apr 12, 2012 4:12 pm - Blues musician “Barrelhouse” Chuck Goering will perform May 3 at the Lake County Discovery Museum near Wauconda. The adults-only show is set for 7 p.m. at the museum, wh...