Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Warning: Suburban coyotes view your pets as intrudersJan 12, 2014 7:00 am - While walking her unleashed 12-year-old Maltese, Daisy, in her front yard on a chilly November night, Carol Cincinello noticed the silhouette of another animal. Daisy, w...
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Anglers swap fish stories at ‘Hard Water Classic’Jan 11, 2014 11:19 am - Ah, there’s nothing like a warm summer morning to drop your line into a calm lake, sit back and wait for a fish that’s thisbig to snatch your bait. That may be your idea...
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Home-school students invited to program on snowJan 10, 2014 11:31 am - Submitted by Forest Preserve District of Kane County The Forest Preserve District of Kane County invites home-school families to study the science of snow as part of the...
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Lake County forest preserve district considers property purchases in Lake Villa, Newport townshipsJan 09, 2014 4:29 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve District is primed to spend more than $3.1 million on its first significant land purchases in more than a year. Forest board committees h...
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Willowbrook birds return home as cold finally easesJan 09, 2014 3:46 pm - Several birds living at Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn returned to their enclosures Thursday after being kept inside for much of the week as temperatures plun...
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Lake County forest district program preaches outdoor fun, nature for childrenJan 09, 2014 2:56 pm - Kids got a chance to go outside and have some fun while learning about nature Thursday at Greenbelt Cultural Center in North Chicago. The program, “Healthy-Happy Kids i...
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Children learn about shapes in nature during Lake County museum programJan 08, 2014 1:26 pm - Children learned about shapes and using them to make animals during the Colorful Creatures program Wednesday at the Lake County Discovery Museum in the Lakewood Forest P...
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Lake County Forest Preserve considers sale of pier rightsJan 07, 2014 9:40 am - Getting out on the water may only be a nice thought this time of year, but officials at the Lake County Forest Preserve District already are considering options for pote...
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$1.4M investment could yield bounty of projects in Lake CountyJan 07, 2014 4:30 am - The work may not begin for awhile, but a contingent of Lake County Forest Preserve District officials are supporting a plan to invest $1.4 million of local taxpayer mone...
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Looking ahead to 2014 in Lake CountyJan 03, 2014 5:00 am - Budgets have not been as tight as the economy continues to loosen, and projects of varying degrees are pending or proposed in several Lake County communities. Voters wi...