Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Shedd Aquarium to help effort to save Blanding's turtles in DuPageSep 12, 2018 1:00 am - The Shedd Aquarium is joining the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's long-running effort to save an endangered species of turtles. Forest preserve officials thi...
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Flood control project completed in HinsdaleSep 07, 2018 1:00 am - DuPage leaders will join federal, state and local officials next week to celebrate the completion of a three-year, roughly $4.6 million project to protect an area in Hin...
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Take part in Lakewood master planSep 06, 2018 1:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve District users are invited to take a 10-minute survey as part of the master planning process for Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda. The ...
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Dairy Day comes to Kline Creek Farm in West ChicagoSep 06, 2018 1:00 am - Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago is a great place to learn where our food comes from. That will be especially true on Saturday, when it hosts the Forest Preserve Distric...
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Help reduce the carp populationSep 06, 2018 1:00 am - The annual Carp-O-Rama competition will be held from 6:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 8, at the South Bay at Independence Grove Forest Preserve, 16400 W. Buckley Road (...
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Enjoy 'Sunset Soirée, BBQ and Song' with McHenry County Conservation DistrictSep 04, 2018 11:00 pm - Spend an autumn evening enjoying supper, a guided sunset stroll and songs under the stars at McHenry County Conservation District's "Sunset Soiree, BBQ and Song" from 6 ...
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Straight From the Source: How we're saving the Blanding's turtleSep 03, 2018 8:00 am - Editor's note: Gary Glowacki is a wildlife ecologist with the Lake County Forest Preserve District, where he oversees wildlife management, monitoring and conservatio...
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Kline Creek Farm Country Fair takes visitors back in timeSep 03, 2018 1:00 am - Visitors to Kline Creek Farm on Sunday were able to experience a bit of DuPage County's agricultural past during the annual Country Fair. There were midway games, entert...
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New paved path would connect neighborhood, Hastings Lake trail systemAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - A proposed trail connection would only be 370 feet long but pack a big punch for one Lindenhurst neighborhood. An agreement in the works between the village and Lake Cou...
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Dig up the past at MCCD Archaeological Awareness eventAug 28, 2018 11:00 pm - Try your hand at throwing an atlatl and pretend you are on a prehistoric big-game hunt at McHenry County Conservation District's "Archaeological Awareness" event from no...