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April 16, 2018

Solutions to Common Garden Challenges

Jennifer Rydzewski

Gardening with native plants has many rewards, but it can also pose some challenges. The beautiful flowers may attract pollinators, but they may also attract unwanted critters,...

April 5, 2018

Ribbit! April is National Frog Month

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Celebrate National Frog Month in April by getting to know some of the frogs and toads of DuPage County. Amphibians are excellent biological indicators of the wider health of...

April 3, 2018

Sun, Part Sun or Shade?

Dave Andrusyk

It’s a perennial question that comes up every planting season: Does it really matter if you plant a full-sun plant in the shade or a shade plant in a sunny spot? Well, it does if...

March 20, 2018

Attracting Wildlife to Your Backyard

Keriann Dubina

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...

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

Jason Halm

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

Asters: The Stars of Fall

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

Born to Burn

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

Our Colorful Maples

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...

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