Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Final weekend of Festival of the Sugar Maples canceledMar 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Because McHenry County Conservation District's Festival of the Sugar Maples event can attract roughly 600 visitors per day, and health officials have encouraged citizens...
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Five-0 5K Race to benefit the 100 Club set for May 3Mar 12, 2020 1:00 am - Deadline to register for the Five-0 5K Race to benefit the 100 Club of Lake and Cook Counties is April 17. The event is Sunday, May 3, at Independence Grove Forest Pres...
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Buffalo Grove resident Marah Altenberg appointed to Lake County BoardMar 10, 2020 1:00 am - Longtime Buffalo Grove resident Marah Altenberg was appointed Tuesday to fill the vacant 20th District seat on the Lake County Board. Altenberg, youth community director...
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Will old building yields clues to Lake County history?Mar 07, 2020 12:00 am - With a delicate touch, an excavator operator this week stripped away the siding from the original section of the former archives building at Lakewood Forest Preserve nea...
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Ecologists are studying elusive river otter in Lake CountyMar 05, 2020 5:00 am - Ecologists are studying elusive river otter in Lake County
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About 30 seniors enjoy a windy walk in the woods during Senior StrollMar 05, 2020 12:00 am - About 30 people turned out for a windy walk in the woods Thursday at Johnson's Mound in Elburn for the Kane County Forest Preserve's monthly Senior Stroll. Naturalist J...
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Trail, road and parking upgrades planned at Northwest suburban forest preservesMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - Trails and access roads at several Northwest suburban sites in the Forest Preserves of Cook County will receive trail and access road improvements in the next two years,...
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Forest preserve district prepares for prescription burnsMar 03, 2020 10:00 pm - Specially trained crews from the DuPage Forest Preserve District will conduct prescription burns in the coming weeks at selected sites in the county's preserves. The bur...
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Demolition of old buildings clears way for new future at Lakewood preserveMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - With a long-awaited master plan as a guide, work has begun to clear the way for the future of the largest forest preserve in Lake County. Heavy equipment on Monday began...
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MCCD opens season early on March 4Mar 02, 2020 10:00 pm - The McHenry County Conservation District announced that due to warmer temperatures all district conservation sites, restrooms and parking lots will reopen for the season...