Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Lake County Forest Preserve budget: Spending down, slight tax cut plannedOct 14, 2021 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District's $63.6 million 2022 budget is balanced and includes a slight property tax cut but is quiet in terms of big building projects or...
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Join 'Search for Spiders' at Oct. 23 nature program in ElginOct 13, 2021 11:00 pm - What a great time of the year to look for little, eight-legged creatures! They're creepy, they're crawly, and they're cool! Spiders are also very important to the lives...
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Gurnee students learn local history and share facts with forest preserve visitorsOct 08, 2021 6:00 am - A project that fourth-grade teacher Jane Weiland created at Woodland Intermediate School in Gurnee not only teaches her students local history, but also educates visitor...
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DuPage Forest Preserve to offer tours of research centerOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - The DuPage County Forest Preserve District is offering behind-the-scenes tours of its Urban Stream Research Center at Blackwell Forest Preserve near Warrenville from 10 ...
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Get behind-the-scenes look at Illinois' first center dedicated to raising freshwater mussels Oct. 16Oct 04, 2021 11:00 pm - See how DuPage Forest Preserve District ecologists are raising freshwater mussels, federally endangered Hine's emerald dragonflies and other aquatic animals at a special...
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Purple power: Participants of all ages walk — and roll — in Libertyville Alzheimer's walkOct 02, 2021 1:00 am - Independence Grove in Libertyville looked a little more colorful Saturday during the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's. The walk aims to raise awareness an...
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Corn Harvest weekends in West ChicagoOct 01, 2021 1:00 am - The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County hosts Corn Harvest Weekends on Saturdays and Sundays in October at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago. Visitors are invited t...
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Virtual forum on Sunday will address net-zero buildingOct 01, 2021 1:00 am - Net-zero buildings in the Lake County Forest Preserve District will be discussed in a virtual program from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3. "Building with a Light Touch...
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Join Kline Creek Farm's annual Corn Harvest Weekends in OctoberSep 28, 2021 11:00 pm - Harvest time needs lots of helpers! Everyone's invited to join in some 1890s "fun in the fields" during Kline Creek Farm's Corn Harvest from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturda...
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What to expect from a $24 million redesign of Willowbrook Wildlife CenterSep 27, 2021 5:30 am - A red-tailed hawk named Professor came to Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn about 20 years ago with a wing injury. Like his caged brethren, the raptor can't fend...