Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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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...
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Grainger facility comes full circle in MettawaAug 23, 2018 1:00 am - The tiny rural enclave of Mettawa has snared W.W. Grainger, a Fortune 500 company, as an official corporate resident and is buying some of its property in a deal that ha...
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Bid on rare ways to connect with nature at 'A Night for Nature' benefit Sept. 20Aug 20, 2018 11:00 pm - Bid on the opportunity to help train a bobcat or join a prescribed burn during a live auction at "A Night for Nature: A Benefit for Wildlife and Wild Areas" from 5 to 9 ...
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Wasps are beautiful but deadly in the bug worldAug 19, 2018 11:00 pm - As summer winds down, the kids are back in school and our summer reading lists are exhausted. How about a story of beauty, intrigue, and deceit to spice things up? You ...
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Fred Fest raises money for prairie restoration along the Fox RiverAug 18, 2018 1:00 am - The Fox River Forest Preserve in Port Barrington hosted the sixth annual Fred Fest Saturday. It featured a diverse lineup of local bands, food, drinks and family-friendl...