Articles filed under Lake County Forest Preserve District
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Stevenson home receives national historic landmark statusApr 28, 2014 11:00 pm - The Adlai E. Stevenson II Historic Home in southeast Lake County has been named a national historic landmark by the National Park Service. The home, built in 1938 by St...
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Arborists hold tree climbing contest in LibertyvilleApr 26, 2014 1:01 am - The Illinois Arborists Association held the Illinois Tree Climbing Championship Saturday at Independence Grove in Libertyville. Tree climbing competitions simulate worki...
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Rain barrels, plants for sale:Apr 25, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District, Stormwater Management Commission and the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County again will team up May 10 to sell rain barrels and c...
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Stevenson house honored:Apr 23, 2014 1:01 am - The historic Mettawa-area home of statesman Adlai Stevenson II has been designated a national historic landmark, officials revealed Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of the Inte...
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Lake County Forest Preserve District kicks off Earth Week with an animal meet-and-greetApr 20, 2014 1:01 am - "Wow! Turtles! Can we touch it?" an excited five-year-old Nathan Mroczek of Lincolnshire yelled Sunday before having the chance to hold a fox snake and touch a red-eared...
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The SoapboxApr 19, 2014 5:00 am - A joyful 'ribbit': Is there anything more serene than the sound of frogs in wetlands? Thanks to biologists from Lake County Forest Preserve District and Lincoln Par...
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Annual arthritis walk:Apr 18, 2014 1:01 am - The 12th annual Walk to Cure Arthritis Lake County is 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 26, at Old School Forest Preserve on St. Mary's Road, east of Libertyville. Th...
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Frogs' mating call is music to Lake County biologistsApr 15, 2014 5:30 am - They are not quite ready to call it a complete success, but the mating calls of wood frogs in a Lake County Forest Preserve represents a tentative victory for scientists...
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Hastings Lake nature open house:Apr 14, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District hosts a nature open house from 1 to 3:30 p.m., April 26, at the recently opened Hastings Lake Forest Preserve, 21155 W. Gelden R...
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Walk to Cure Arthritis set for April 26 in Lake CountyApr 13, 2014 11:00 pm - The Arthritis Foundation has announced the 12th annual Walk to Cure Arthritis Lake County will be on Saturday, April 26, at Old School Forest Preserve in Mettawa. The ev...