Articles filed under Lake County Forest Preserve District
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Wildlife officials caution: 'Turtle Crossing' this summerAug 02, 2012 1:00 pm - The summer's drought has led turtles living in Lake County's Cuba Marsh to cross the road to get to the other side, where water is a little more plentiful. Many, however...
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Lake County Forest Preserve District program lets students trying kayakingJul 27, 2012 2:00 pm - A group of seventh- and eighth-grade students can include kayaking when they list what they did on their summer vacation. The students participated in the Lake County Fo...
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Quinn in Lake County to sign laws dealing with water conservation, other environmental measuresJul 26, 2012 5:57 pm - The Ryerson Welcome Center in Deerfield, opened in 2006 by the Lake County Forest Preserve District as a model for environmental design, was to have included use of stor...
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Gospelfest comes to Lake County:Jul 19, 2012 6:07 pm - Hear uplifting gospel music by award-winning artists and praise dancers from 3 to 7 p.m., Sunday, July 22 at the Greenbelt Cultural Center’s free Gospelfest. Performers ...
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Tour Fort SheridanJul 18, 2012 3:49 pm - People with disabilities can take a free cart tour of the Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve near Highland Park on July 28. Tours will be offered between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.,...
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Lake County Forest Preserve District hosts an evening with batsJul 11, 2012 8:02 am - Bring the family to BatFest on Saturday, July 14, and see the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s resident colony of little brown bats. The event runs from 6 to 9:30 ...
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More than 5,000 watch Civil War re-enactment in Lake CountyJul 08, 2012 6:42 pm - In February 1862, Civil War troops fought the Battle of Fort Donelson — a battle that opened Tennessee’s Cumberland River to attacks from the North and cost the lives of...
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Expansion planned for Lake County's Wright Woods PreserveJul 06, 2012 12:00 pm - One of Lake County's oldest forest preserves will expand by a few acres as part of a planned deal. Lake County Forest Preserve District officials are expected to approve...
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Credit union lends hand at Nature Funfest in North ChicagoJul 05, 2012 10:55 am - Submitted by Sue Malo, GLCU Great Lakes Credit Union staff recently participated in the Kids Nature Funfest at the Greenbelt Cultural Center in North Chicago. GLCU has ...
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Civil War Days comes to Lakewood Forest PreserveJul 05, 2012 8:00 am - Hear the crack of gunfire and the boom of cannons at the Lake County Forest Preserve's 21st annual Civil War Days at Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda, from 10 a.m. t...