Articles filed under Lake County Forest Preserve District
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12 hours of running: Man completes 54-mile Des Plaines River Trail in a single pushJul 16, 2025 2:50 pm - Scott Drews spent last summer chasing a personal challenge. After months of training, he ran the entire 54.5-mile Des Plaines River Trail — start to finish — in a single day.
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Arlington Heights man still missing after search of Long Grove forest preserveJun 24, 2025 6:08 pm - Authorities searched the Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve in Long Grove on Tuesday afternoon for an Arlington Heights man reported missing in the area Monday night.
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Land donation will ensure age-old bur oak will be protected in perpetuityJun 11, 2025 4:31 pm - The Lake County forest preserve system again will be expanding with three acquisitions including a gift being made to protect an irreplaceable part of the landscape thought to have begun its life before the American Revolution.
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Increase in e-bike use prompts safety, trail etiquette reminders in forest preservesMay 04, 2025 4:48 pm - The rise in trail use at forest preserves and parks throughout the region comes with words of caution from those who oversee the facilities, especially when it comes to electric bicycles, or e-bikes.
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Learn the benefits of pollinators and how to attract them to your yardMay 02, 2025 3:46 pm - Pollinators in the forest preserves is the topic of Wild Ones Lake-to-Prairie Chapter meeting at 7 p.m. May 6 at the Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midlothian Road or online.
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Beer Garden at Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville set to reopenMay 02, 2025 7:20 am - The Beer Garden at Independence Grove, 16400 Buckley Road (Route 137) in Libertyville, will reopen Friday, May 2.
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‘A lot of exciting momentum’: Brushwood Center receives $2.5 million gift for new performance plazaApr 30, 2025 6:31 am - A center of arts and nature, nestled in the woods of the expansive Ryerson Conservation Area near Riverwoods, is celebrating a historic gift that will improve facilities and expand programming for Lake County and Chicago-area residents.
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4-season shelter at Lakewood Forest Preserve among first projects funded with referendum proceedsMar 28, 2025 2:44 pm - Voters who last November overwhelmingly authorized the Lake County Forest Preserves’ request last fall to borrow $155 million to reboot its project list will begin to see the results of that support.
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Free admission to Dunn Museum with food donationsMar 17, 2025 2:41 pm - Visitors to Lake County’s Bess Bower Dunn Museum, 1899 W. Winchester Road in Libertyville, will be admitted at no charge from later this month, with the donation of at least one nonperishable food or toiletry item.
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Filling gaps and protecting rookeries among goals of two additions to Lake County forest preserve systemMar 12, 2025 5:39 pm - Lake County Forest Preserves’ holdings continue to expand with the authorized purchase of two properties totaling about 89 acres for $2.4 million to fill gaps in a planned larger whole, protect wildlife and provide other benefits.
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