Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
-
Cook County to stock lakes for fall trout fishing season
Sep 27, 2021 11:49 AM - Six lakes in the Forest Preserves of Cook County will be stocked with rainbow trout for the fishing season, which begins Saturday, Oct. 16. -
What to expect from a $24 million redesign of Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Sep 27, 2021 5:30 AM - A transformative project -- by far, the largest undertaken at Willowbrook Wildlife Center since it opened in the late 1950s -- would give resident animals new habitats and change the way visitors interact with them. -
Good News Sunday: Palatine junior high among new Blue Ribbon winners
Sep 26, 2021 6:00 AM - U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker visited Palatine's Walter R. Sundling Junior High School on Tuesday to personally congratulate students and staffers on being named a National Blue Ribbon School. -
Celebrate National Public Lands Day with a Party for the Preserves
Sep 24, 2021 6:00 AM - The Forest Preserves of Cook County is hosting its annual Party for the Preserves, and everyone is invited. -
Glen Ellyn couple pledge $100,000 in 'green' donations for DuPage Forest Preserve
Sep 20, 2021 7:10 PM - Ann Boisclair and Jeff Jens of Glen Ellyn are pledging $100,000 to the DuPage County Forest Preserve District's renewable energy efforts to inspire others to do the same. The couple previously donated $25,000 to help bring solar power to Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn. -
Family fall hike program offered Sept. 25 at Pingree Grove Forest PreserveSep 15, 2021 10:57 PM - We can see amazing natural colors in the fall, but not all those hues are found in the trees! Join a Forest Preserve District naturalist on an early fall hike.
-
Join It's Our Fox River Day cleanup Sept. 18
Sep 14, 2021 1:07 PM - If you love the Fox River but don't enjoy seeing all the trash along the river, volunteer this weekend to help beautify the area. -
Environmental resource fair Sept. 26 in StreamwoodSep 13, 2021 5:49 PM - Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison will host a free in-person environmental resource fair from noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 26, at Rahlf's Woods, 1350 S. Park Ave. in Streamwood.
-
Learn how to become a foster parent at picnicSep 13, 2021 12:19 PM - The Forest Preserves of Cook County and Impact Grants Chicago are hosting a free picnic for people of all ages to raise awareness of the foster care system and recruit potential foster care families.
-
1860s marriage advice to Black Lives Matter, new Lake County museum donations span decades
Sep 3, 2021 8:28 AM - Some of the most recent donations accepted by the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County show something doesn't have to be old to be considered historic.
bottom clear