Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Re-enactors restage the Battle of Vicksburg in Wauconda forest preserveJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - With the crack of gunfire and the boom of cannons, Civil War Days returned to Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda Saturday. Civil War Days, billed as the largest Civi...
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Cell towers in Lake County forest preserves considered for revenue potentialJul 09, 2015 1:00 am - The realities of falling revenue and rising expenses has prompted Lake County Forest Preserve District commissioners to explore the possibility of allowing cell towers o...
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Help stop the honeysuckle invasionJul 08, 2015 11:00 pm - Volunteer to help restore the natural areas at Exner Marsh Conservation Area from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 18, at Lakewood and Miller roads in Lake in the Hills. J...
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DuPage forest contest winners claim their prizesJul 08, 2015 11:00 pm - It looked like Christmas in July at the DuPage County Forest Preserve District headquarters in Wheaton. But instead of presents, the bicycles, running shoes and bike hel...
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DuPage forest district to unveil Century TrailJul 07, 2015 11:00 pm - As part of its yearlong centennial celebration, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County this weekend will unveil its new 100-mile, commemorative DuPage Forest Pres...
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DuPage forest preserve director search nearly over?Jul 07, 2015 1:00 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners are roughly a month away from selecting a new executive director who they hope will lead the district for years, forest prese...
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600 re-enactors in Civil War Days July 11-12 in WaucondaJul 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Hear the crack of gunfire and the boom of cannons at the Lake County Forest Preserve District's 24th annual Civil War Days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 11, and ...
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Conserve Lake County hires new executive directorJul 06, 2015 1:00 am - After a lengthy search, a 20-year-old conservation organization in Lake County has hired a new executive director as it moves into its third decade. Dave Neu was hired f...
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Learn about wildflowersJul 06, 2015 1:00 am - Learn about wildflowers' healing powers and folklore during a program at the Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville on July 25. The "Walk on the Wildflower...
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Investigation continues into fatal Bartlett plane crashJul 04, 2015 1:00 am - National Transportation Safety Board investigators removed the wreckage of a single-engine Cessna 172 from a Bartlett area forest preserve Saturday, as they continued to...