Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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New 'Resident Hall' at Willowbrook Wildlife Center gives animals room to thriveJul 07, 2023 5:30 am - The great horned owl takes off from a corner perch and soars overhead in near-total silence. The stealthy bird of prey is not on the hunt. The young owl has been learnin...
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Virtual meeting set on pending Lakeshore Preserve acquisitionJul 05, 2023 1:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve District officials will discuss the pending gift of a 77-acre property that includes a mile of Lake Michigan shoreline, during a virtual meet...
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Dunn Museum in Libertyville opens new racing-themed exhibitJul 04, 2023 6:00 am - Dunn Museum in Libertyville opens new racing-themed exhibit
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'What a cool place': Geneva Grotto restoration continues, preserving history of former seminaryJun 22, 2023 6:00 am - The path to the Geneva Grotto winds from a parking lot in back of the Kane County Government Center in Geneva in the Gunnar Anderson Forest Preserve. Just follow the sig...
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Batavia's Dick Young Forest Preserve parking lot to be closed for resurfacingJun 19, 2023 1:00 am - Resurfacing will take place this week at the Nelson Lake Road parking lot of the Dick Young Forest Preserve. The lot located at 2S326 Nelson Lake Road in Batavia is expe...
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Dick Young Forest Preserve parking lot on Nelson Lake Road to be closed for resurfacing June 23-30Jun 15, 2023 11:00 pm - One of the parking lots at Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia will be undergoing resurfacing June 23-30. Contractor Champion Paving Corporation will be resurfacing th...
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Celebrate Fullersburg Woods history at Fullersburg Days June 24-25Jun 15, 2023 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County invites local history buffs to learn about the rich past of Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve during Fullersburg Days on Sa...
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Lake County Forest Preserve District likely to ask voters for more money in 2024Jun 15, 2023 5:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve District officials are planning to place a referendum question for more funds on the November 2024 ballot. How much will be sought, how the m...
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Kane County forest preserves grow in two land dealsJun 14, 2023 1:00 am - Kane County's Forest Preserves will grow another 95 acres with the purchase of land adjacent to the Dick Young Forest Preserve along Seavey Road in the southwest portion...
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Try your hand at 'Textiles & Tools,' 19th century-style, at the Durant-Peterson HouseJun 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Discover how families worked with wool, flax, and cotton to spin, weave, and stitch as they created textiles in the 1800s with demonstrations on tape weaving, lacemaking...