Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Chicago Symphony considering DuPage forest preserve sitesFeb 05, 2014 8:00 am - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is searching for a permanent outdoor venue in DuPage County where it can perform summer concerts. Encouraged by the success of its perfor...
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DuPage forest preserve horses to be retrainedFeb 04, 2014 11:34 am - Horses used to provide riding lessons at Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton will be retrained to address behavioral problems with the animals. DuPage County Forest Pres...
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Volunteers thinking spring by processing native seedsJan 31, 2014 4:30 am - The weather is harsh and gray, but inside the seed processing workshop at the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve near Grayslake, the focus is on spring fields bursting with...
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Frigid temperatures shutter DuPage forest preservesJan 28, 2014 7:28 pm - Editors note: The preserves administrative and site facilities were closed on Jan. 6, but the preserves remained open. A previous version of the story stated that preser...
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DuPage forest preserves to be closed TuesdayJan 27, 2014 3:47 pm - Due to the extreme cold weather, the DuPage County Forest Preserve’s offices, educational centers and 60 forest preserves will be closed Tuesday. A commission meeting an...
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Forest preserve won’t provide land for Darien projectJan 27, 2014 3:44 pm - A developer who wants to build a multisports complex in Darien won’t receive land for the project from the DuPage County Forest Preserve District. Forest preserve Presid...
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Making ice, the old-fashioned way, in West ChicagoJan 26, 2014 9:20 am - John Demling of Naperville wanted to get outside with his sons Sunday before the weather turned brutally cold. Spending an afternoon watching ice being “harvested” seeme...
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Preckwinkle accepts new forest preserves planJan 24, 2014 10:20 am - Forest Preserves of Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle Friday formally accepted the “Next Century Conservation Plan” for the preserves. The plan was created by a blu...
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Charley Harper exhibit at Discovery Museum near WaucondaJan 23, 2014 11:35 am - Experience the whimsical world of nature illustrator and artist Charley Harper at “Beguiled by the Wild: The Art of Charley Harper” exhibition on display through Feb. 16...
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Forest preserve offers cast-iron cooking lessonsJan 23, 2014 8:53 am - Outdoor explorers can get a taste of cast-iron cooking during programs from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 26 and Feb. 23, at the cabin at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in ...