Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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MCCD offers evening open house WednesdayMay 04, 2017 11:00 pm - Have you wanted to make it out to the Prairieview Education Center in Silver Creek Conservation Area, but have found it difficult with your work hours? Now you can take...
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'Not cute and fuzzy' endangered mussels to be released in DuPage RiverMay 03, 2017 1:00 am - Roughly 9,000 freshwater mussels will be released into the West Branch of the DuPage River over the next six months with an eye toward improving water quality and giving...
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Flooding closes numerous DuPage forest preserve trailsMay 02, 2017 1:00 am - Numerous DuPage County forest preserve trails and areas are closed this week in the wake of heavy rains and flooding - and many others have standing water that may make ...
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"Talk on the Trail" eventApr 30, 2017 1:00 am - 51st District state Rep. Nick Sauer invites residents to join him and local leaders for a discussion of the issues facing Illinois during a "Talk on the Trail." The even...
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Veteran Lake County Board member Audrey Nixon diesApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - Audrey Nixon, who some considered the matriarch of the Lake County Board because of her decades of dedicated public service, has died. Nixon, 81, was found dead in her N...
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Forest preserve district offers free wood chipsApr 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Looking for free wood chips for landscaping? The Forest Preserve District of Kane County has plenty to offer during back-to-back days at the end of April. Wood chips wil...
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Lake County history symposium focuses on immigrationApr 25, 2017 1:00 am - "Immigrant Stories" is the theme of the Lake County History Symposium, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, at the Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home in Mettawa. A ...
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Next Lake County Walking in Nature set for SaturdayApr 25, 2017 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District's next walking in nature event is set for 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday April 29, at Nippersink Forest Preserve, at Route 120 west of ...
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Kids get up close with suburban wildlifeApr 23, 2017 1:00 am - Children got to touch an American toad, learn about a painted turtle and get up close with a corn snake Sunday as part of the Lake County Forest Preserve District's Eart...
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Learn about spring flora April 30 at Norris WoodsApr 20, 2017 11:00 pm - Learn to identify spring wildflowers, which carpet the woodlands this time of year. Join Forest Preserve District of Kane County to learn the key characteristics of majo...