Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Wildlife officials caution: 'Turtle Crossing' this summerAug 02, 2012 1:00 pm - The summer's drought has led turtles living in Lake County's Cuba Marsh to cross the road to get to the other side, where water is a little more plentiful. Many, however...
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Helping animals through hard times: Fox Valley Wildlife CenterJul 30, 2012 2:38 pm - “You get used to the smell,” say volunteers at the Fox Valley Wildlife Center in Elburn. Odor is the first thing that hits when walking into the two-bedroom farmhouse, n...
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Input sought on improvements to Fox Bluff Conservation Area in CaryJul 28, 2012 10:43 am - Submitted by McHenry County Conservation District McHenry County Conservation District is accepting public comments on improvements being planned for Fox Bluff Conservat...
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Lake County Forest Preserve District program lets students trying kayakingJul 27, 2012 2:00 pm - A group of seventh- and eighth-grade students can include kayaking when they list what they did on their summer vacation. The students participated in the Lake County Fo...
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Waste Management, Illinois EPA also must OK plansJul 27, 2012 5:30 am - Both the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Waste Management must sign off on any redevelopment plans for Settler’s Hill landfill and the surrounding 700-acre ...
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Quinn in Lake County to sign laws dealing with water conservation, other environmental measuresJul 26, 2012 5:57 pm - The Ryerson Welcome Center in Deerfield, opened in 2006 by the Lake County Forest Preserve District as a model for environmental design, was to have included use of stor...
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Bat-themed evening to be held at Glacial ParkJul 23, 2012 2:00 pm - Swoop on in to celebrate the Year of the Bat with McHenry County Conservation District during “Barn Full of Bats” from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 25 at Lost Valle...
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Gospelfest comes to Lake County:Jul 19, 2012 6:07 pm - Hear uplifting gospel music by award-winning artists and praise dancers from 3 to 7 p.m., Sunday, July 22 at the Greenbelt Cultural Center’s free Gospelfest. Performers ...
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Cook County Forest Dist. looking for ideas:Jul 19, 2012 6:07 pm - The Forest Preserves of Cook County has launched a public process to create a Recreation Master Plan, involving both an online survey and public meetings to garner ideas...
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Kline Creek Farm raising funds for storm recoveryJul 19, 2012 4:23 pm - Workers at Kline Creek Farm near West Chicago had only one hour left before roughly 500 visitors were set to arrive for an Independence Day celebration at the 1890s livi...