Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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100 years and counting: Geneva grotto thrives, thanks to restoration work by local volunteersMar 10, 2023 5:00 am - Vandals generally carry out their wasteful and costly attacks under the cover of darkness or in places where the chance of someone suddenly showing up during the crime i...
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Learn how to turn sap into syrupMar 05, 2023 10:00 pm - For more than 40 years, educators and volunteers at the Lake County Forest Preserves have led popular Maple Syrup Hikes through Ryerson Conservation Area in Riverwoods. ...
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Kane County Forest Preserve District plans archery range in Mill CreekMar 05, 2023 12:00 am - The Kane County Forest Preserve District will construct the county's first public archery range in Mill Creek Greenway Forest Preserve near Elburn, thanks in part to a $...
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Red-winged blackbirds are back in the area and sounding offMar 02, 2023 5:00 am - Sometimes I like to nerd out on a specific bird. The challenge is to learn something new, and I always do. Today's focus is the red-winged blackbird, a perfectly named h...
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DuPage forest preserve board retains legislative lobbyistFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners have rehired a lobbyist to represent the district's interests in Springfield. The board on Tuesday approved a one-year, $60,0...
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Kane County Forest Preserve District offers internships, seasonal positionsFeb 20, 2023 10:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of Kane County seeks applicants for 2023 summer-seasonal positions and internships. The following positions are available: campground attend...
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Breaking new ground: How Willowbrook Wildlife Center will cut energy useFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - A red-shouldered hawk with a broken humerus bone and a fox squirrel with head trauma have been recuperating in recent weeks at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen El...
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Maple Syrup Festival, hikes at Ryerson WoodsFeb 15, 2023 12:00 am - A free Maple Syrup Festival will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Ryerson Welcome Center, 21950 Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods. Educational stations outs...
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How to sign up for DuPage forest preserve summer campsFeb 14, 2023 12:00 am - Starting Wednesday, parents in DuPage County can sign up their kids for summer camps offered by the forest preserve district. Kids can explore woodland, prairie and wetl...
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Citations over Tyson the bison's escape dismissedFeb 10, 2023 12:00 am - What may be the last word on an escaped bison that roamed Lake County for months before being captured last May played out in court Friday. It was good news for Scott Co...