Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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New contract for Lake County forest preserve chiefJul 17, 2015 1:00 am - Amid continuing changes, Lake County Forest Preserve District officials have renewed their confidence in the top hired employee with a new contract. After two years at t...
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Bio Blitz finds new species in DuPageJul 16, 2015 11:00 pm - More than 800 plant, animal, lichen and fungi species - including some new to DuPage - were identified by scientists and citizen scientists in a 24-hour period during th...
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Explore 'Living History' at historic Powers-Walker homestead open houseJul 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Step back in time to the 1850s and World War I at McHenry County Conservation District's Living History Open House from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 19, at the Powers-Wal...
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Lessons learned from DuPage's Centennial BioBlitzJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - I hope over the years I haven't given you the wrong impression about birders. But, just in case, let me clear something up. Most of us are not one-dimensional and obses...
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$17M renovation to address flooding at Oak Meadows golf courseJul 13, 2015 1:00 am - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has broken ground on the agency's $17 million renovation of Oak Meadows Golf Preserve in Addison, designed to restore natur...
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Learn about snakes in forest preserve programJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Learn about the fascinating lives of scaled and legless creatures during this naturalist guided program by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. The group will se...
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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...