Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Enjoy 'Wonders of Winter' at MayslakeJan 17, 2016 10:00 pm - Visitors can enjoy horse-drawn sleigh rides, ice fishing and snowshoeing at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's free "Wonders of Winter" open house from 10 a...
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Bridge replacement for McDowell Grove being consideredJan 17, 2016 12:00 am - Nine years after balking at the cost of replacing a bridge at McDowell Grove, DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners are revisiting the idea. District engineers in ...
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Seeking sunlight: How loss of light damages woodlandsJan 16, 2016 12:00 am - The phone lit up after last month's column on darkness. Lots of readers contacted me to say that they value dark, starry skies. Many feel a great loss as dark skies are ...
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Cook County forest preserve adding new gateways to 30 sitesJan 14, 2016 4:25 am - Deer Grove Forest Preserve near Palatine and the Ned Brown Preserve (Busse Woods) near Elk Grove Village will be among the first of 30 Forest Preserves of Cook County si...
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Historic Sholes schoolhouse needs new paint jobJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - Tom Sawyer certainly went to a one-room schoolhouse similar to Sholes School, the 1872 structure that sits in LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles. If Mark Twain's...
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Learn about local efforts to help smooth green snakeJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - Learn about the smooth green snake Feb. 6, during a "Learn from the Experts" nature program. This native, but little-known snake was once a common part of our local lan...
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Learn to camp in winterJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - Two winter camping workshops, one in Palatine, will teach the basics of camping in the cold, including winter weather safety and layering, winter fire building and snow ...
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'Hard Water Classic' offers competitive ice fishingJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - If ice conditions allow, anglers of all ages are invited to test their skills at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's Hard Water Classic ice fishing tournamen...
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Kane County Forest Preserve District unveils 2016 to-do listJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - This year will be focused more on improving and maintaining what the Kane County Forest Preserve District already has rather than buying new land. District officials un...
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Volunteer group awaits contract for Kane County trackJan 07, 2016 12:00 am - The volunteer group offering to run a proposed cross-country course for the Kane County Forest Preserve District has yet to see a contract, but that may come soon now th...