Articles filed under Lake County Forest Preserve District
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How deal could speed open-space restoration in three countiesJun 08, 2020 5:30 am - You may have visited forest preserves in southwestern Lake County, northwestern Cook County or a conservation area in southeast McHenry County for a calming respite from...
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Lake County Forest Preserves' Native Plant Sale moves onlineJun 02, 2020 11:00 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserves is holding its popular Native Plant Sale online this season and encouraging homeowners to order plants from the convenience of home. "I...
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Lake County Forest Preserve District's dog parks to reopen starting June 8Jun 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District's dog exercise areas will begin reopening to the public next week, nearly three months after they were shut down because of the ...
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Five memorable items at the Dunn Museum in LibertyvilleMay 29, 2020 6:00 am - Because the public can't visit the Bess Bower Dunn Museum in Libertyville due to the state's stay-at-home order, I asked its curators to share a few memorable and favori...
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Forest preserve visitors warned about car break-insMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - Visitors to forest preserves in Lake County and elsewhere are being reminded to use common sense and not become targets for car thieves. "There's not a lot of crime in t...
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Bicyclists to get new direction on Lake County pathsMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - Results of a wayfinding study to enhance the experience and increase the use of bike trails in Lake County will be introduced today. The Lake County Division of Transpor...
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Turt Reynolds? Blanding's turtle hatchlings get a good head start in Lake CountyMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - The supporting cast was absent, but the work of boosting the population of an endangered species in Lake County continued Friday with the release of 53 baby Blanding's t...
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Lake County Forest Preserves promotes 'Memorial Day at Home'May 19, 2020 11:00 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserves is asking preserve and trail visitors to spend the upcoming "Memorial Day at Home." Over the three-day holiday weekend, preserves are t...
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Lake County to discuss wayfinding along bike pathsMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Findings on wayfinding strategies and signs to enhance bikeways in Lake County will be presented at a virtual meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 27. The study incl...
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Lake County museum, libraries building living history collections of COVID-19 pandemicMay 12, 2020 5:30 am - Documenting the COVID-19 experience was first mentioned in a staff meeting of the Dunn Museum of Lake County in mid-March, before stay-at-home orders upended daily life....