March 20, 2018
Attracting Wildlife to Your Backyard
When people ask me how to attract birds, bees, and butterflies to their backyard, my answer always begins with planting native plants. What do I mean by native plants? A plant is...
DuPage Forest Blog
Read the latest blog story from the Forest Preserve District, and connect to nature in DuPage.
March 14, 2018
Reasons To Go Native With Landscaping
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
As the days grow longer and the temperatures grow warmer, you may be thinking about your how you would like to landscape your garden this growing season. This is the perfect time...
January 23, 2018
Where Do Insects Go in Winter?
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Insects are ever present through the growing season, from butterflies and bees flying between flowers to crickets and cicadas with their unique calls. Every year they seem to...
December 20, 2017
Winter is Hooting Season for Owls
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Just as you’re drifting off to sleep and snuggled up tight on a cold January night, you hear “Who’s awake? Me, too.” It’s the call of a great horned owl, a nocturnal bird of prey...
December 4, 2017
Wildlife Deterrents for Your Home Over Winter
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Early December is one of the most wonderful times of the year. Cold and windy days have arrived, leaves have fallen and we’re busy prepping for the many holiday festivities ahead.
November 8, 2017
A Walk in the Woods With Our Four-Legged Friends
Strolling through a forest preserve is great; walking with a best friend through a forest preserve is the best. I have a few best friends, but when I want to walk alone but not...
September 13, 2017
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Asters might very well be the forest preserves’ forgotten flowers. People spend summer gazing at coneflowers, black-eyed Susans, and other bright bloomers, but when fall arrives...
September 13, 2017
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
In my 22 years with the Forest Preserve District, some of my most cherished memories come from time spent away from my desk and along the prescription burn line. Prescription...
September 12, 2017
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
When people talk about the spectacular fall colors in DuPage County’s forest preserves, many times they are referring to areas with maple trees. The trees’ yellow, orange, and red...