Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Forest preserve district seeks help in locating its educational ambassador, a red-tailed hawkMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve District officials are asking for the public's help in locating their educational ambassador, a red-tailed hawk that has been missing since l...
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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...