Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Summer concerts at Independence Grove begin June 13Apr 18, 2017 1:00 am - An eight-week summer music series will begin in June at Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville. The eight concerts will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays b...
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MCCD's Living History open house to focus on Civil War eraApr 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Step back in time to the 1850s and Civil War era at McHenry County Conservation District's Living History Open House from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at Glacial Par...
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Celebrate Earth Day with MCCD, Environmental DefendersApr 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Celebrate Mother Earth from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road in Crystal Lake, with the Environmental Defenders of M...
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Chorus frog calls herald arrival of springApr 13, 2017 11:00 pm - If seeing is believing, then I am, at long last, a believer. Every April I have followed the sound of chorus frogs to find the source. I have sat motionless on logs, st...
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Greene Valley overlook opens in May with views of hawks, ChicagoApr 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Visitors can see a soaring hawk, launch a model glider and check out the Chicago skyline from 190 feet above the ground at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County'...
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Learn about an early nature educator at MCCD programApr 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Join McHenry County Conservation District for a "Weekend of Restoration Women in Conservation - A Personal Story," on April 28-30, at Lost Valley Visitor Center in Glaci...
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Pop in to pop-up museum at Ryerson Woods May 7Apr 13, 2017 1:00 am - The Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, 21850 N. Riverwoods Road in Riverwoods, will host a pop-up museum featuring diversity from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7. Visitors can...
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Forest board meets TuesdayApr 09, 2017 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District board will meet Tuesday to discuss proposed vehicle purchases, a plan to control invasive plants and other issues. The meeting w...
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Youth Conservation CorpsApr 08, 2017 1:00 am - Applications are being accepted for the Youth Conservation Corps, a summer program designed to employ youth, ages 16 to 18, in natural resources, construction, and park ...
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DuPage forest preserve's McKee House makes endangered listApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - A proposed deal between Glen Ellyn and the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County could buy preservationists time to save an 81-year-old limestone house in Churchill ...