Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
-
Family Field Day celebrates agricultural rootsMay 22, 2017 11:00 pm - Visitors can welcome summer with a variety of nature-themed activities Saturday, May 27, at Family Field Day at St. James Farm in Warrenville. The annual bash, sponsored...
-
Bilingual hikes, campfiresMay 21, 2017 1:00 am - Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods and Lake County Forest Preserve Distict are offering free bilingual nature hikes and campfires. Participants learn about local flora an...
-
Preservationists given deadlines to restore McKee HouseMay 17, 2017 5:30 am - The clock is ticking on efforts to restore the historic McKee House now that Glen Ellyn has inked a deal to lease it and other buildings at Churchill Woods Forest Preser...
-
Cougars settle lawsuit over 2012 storm that injured 3 at volunteer eventMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - The Kane County Cougars have settled a lawsuit from three women seeking damages who were injured after a severe storm swept through the stadium in 2012 during a voluntee...
-
MCCD to host 'Ice Cream Social of 1858' June 11 at historic Powers-Walker HouseMay 16, 2017 11:00 pm - All ages are invited to join McHenry County Conservation District volunteers in period attire as they recreate the feel of an old-fashioned "Ice Cream Social of 1858." ...
-
St. James Farm poised to get water, sewer improvementsMay 15, 2017 1:00 am - Work is set begin on a $2.9 million project to bring water and sewer to St. James Farm Forest Preserve near Warrenville, improvements needed for historic buildings at th...
-
DuPage forest district to build long-delayed maintenance facilityMay 13, 2017 1:00 am - After a decade of delays, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is moving ahead with a once-controversial plan to construct a fleet management building in Blackw...
-
McDowell Grove bridge replacement poised to beginMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - Work may start this month to replace an aging bridge at the entrance to McDowell Grove near Naperville. DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners are expected to vote ...
-
Trees in Elgin park, forest preserve in the way of Nicor projectMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - A Nicor Gas project that had some Elgin residents worried they'd lose their oak trees also involves trees in a city park and on forest preserve land. Nicor's easement ma...
-
A gardener's guide to Creeping CharlieMay 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Sometimes, you have to choose your battles. I learned this with my kids long ago. I've learned it in my woodland garden at home, too. I have chosen not to fight Creeping...