Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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What makes a plant a weed?Jul 13, 2017 11:00 pm - "Is that a good plant?" a woman asked me, pointing to a trailside flower during a nature walk. I paused and smiled. "I mean," she stuttered, sensing that the answer wa...
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Brushwood Center announces new board chairmanJul 13, 2017 1:00 am - Kevin Ogorzalek, vice president and director of impact partnerships at Bonsucro, has been elected as the new board chairman of the Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods. Nes...
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Forest preserve programs help preschoolers explore the natural worldJul 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Preschoolers can learn all about toads and prairies during upcoming summer nature programs for 3- and 4-year olds, by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. On Th...
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Enjoy 'Story Time' with your child at Creek Bend Nature CenterJul 11, 2017 11:00 pm - With finger plays, songs and more, young children love "Story Time at Creek Bend Nature Center" programs. This popular series is brought to you by the Forest Preserve Di...
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DuPage forest preserve has new police chiefJul 11, 2017 1:00 am - A veteran police officer with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has started his new job as the district's chief of law enforcement. David Pederson was appoin...
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Group to seek input on possible changes to Graue Mill damJul 11, 2017 1:00 am - A group working to improve DuPage County's rivers will seek public input about a potentially controversial idea to modify the Graue Mill dam at Fullersburg Woods in Oak ...
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Pavilion, disc golf course unveiled at Rolling Knolls Forest PreserveJul 11, 2017 1:00 am - Forest Preserves of Cook County Tuesday evening celebrated the completion of a pavilion and professional-level disc golf course in the Rolling Knolls Forest Preserve in ...
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Take step back in time at Living History Open HouseJul 10, 2017 11:00 pm - Step back in time to the 1850s and World War I at McHenry County Conservation District's Living History Open House, from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 16, at the Powers-Wa...
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ATV crash victim identified as Deerfield manJul 10, 2017 1:00 am - A man who suffered cardiac arrest after an all-terrain vehicle crash early Sunday at a Lake County Forest Preserve site near Buffalo Grove has been identified as a 35-ye...
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Civil War era lives on at Lake County encampmentJul 09, 2017 1:00 am - More than 150 years after the last bullets and cannonballs of the Civil War flew, the battle between North and South continues to fascinate millions of Americans. Hundre...