DuPage Forest Blog

Relocating Fish to a New Spring Brook

on 9/14/20 11:50 AM By | Scott Meister | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Wildlife Conservation Nature

Restoration of Spring Brook as it flows through Blackwell Forest Preserve includes building a new stream channel and removing a dam to provide better habitat and a gentler slope to allow fish to swim upstream.

Bee Informed About Native Bees

on 9/9/20 1:16 PM By | Keriann Dubina | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Wildlife Conservation Nature native plant

Did you know Illinois is home to more than 500 species of native bees?

Walking in the Rain

on 9/2/20 8:35 AM By | Dave Andrusyk | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Trails Health and wellness Recreation Take 5 Nature

Have you ever planned a hiking trip at a DuPage forest preserve, only to find out that the sunny nice day you were planning has turned into a grey, rainy day?

Get Hooked on Fishing

on 8/4/20 10:51 AM By | Keriann Dubina | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Health and wellness Recreation Take 5 Wildlife Nature fish

A lot of people are looking for fun things to do outdoors close to home. If you haven’t already, why not try fishing?

Where the Native Wild Things Are

on 7/22/20 12:56 PM By | Forest Preserve District of DuPage County | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Natural resources Plants Volunteer Wildlife Conservation Nature native plant Friends of the Forest Preserve District

Somewhere, in a relatively small section of Blackwell Forest Preserve nestled along Mack Road, lies a special place where native plants grow.

A Big Day

on 6/24/20 9:41 AM By | Glenn Perricone | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Natural resources Recreation Wildlife Conservation Nature

Many DuPage County birdwatchers participate in a “Birding Big Day,” where they try to observe as many species of birds as possible in one day within a determined geographical location.

Restoring a Creek's Meander

on 3/18/20 4:19 PM By | Scott Meister | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Trails Natural resources Plants Wildlife Nature

For many years, Spring Brook — as it flows through Blackwell Forest Preserve — has been channelized. That is, water flowed within a straight, narrow channel, which led to erosion along the streambanks.

Women's Vote Helped Win the Case for DuPage Forest Preserves

on 3/9/20 3:12 PM By | Forest Preserve District of DuPage County | 0 Comments | Insider Locations

Women played an instrumental role in the establishment of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County nearly 105 years ago.

Donors' Gift Brings Horses to Danada Equestrian Center

on 3/5/20 12:15 PM By | Forest Preserve District of DuPage County | 0 Comments | Insider Locations horse Danada Equestrian Center Friends of the Forest Preserve District donate

Danada Equestrian Center recently welcomed two new additions to the herd, Percheron-quarter horses named Daisy (age 6) and Babe (age 5). The two mares’ arrival to the center were made possible by a generous $10,000 gift from Danada volunteer Jan Yong and husband Jack to the Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, a 501(c)(3).

Spring is in the Air

on 2/27/20 3:43 PM By | Forest Preserve District of DuPage County | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Natural resources Recreation Wildlife Conservation Nature

March ushers in the official start of spring, and soon you’ll begin seeing signs of it everywhere. Once the snow melts, you may even be able to smell it as the ground starts to thaw to welcome early blooming wildflowers like spring beauties.

Kline Creek Farm Welcomes Cotswold Sheep into Fold

on 2/26/20 9:02 AM By | Forest Preserve District of DuPage County | 0 Comments | Insider Locations

The first Cotswold longwool lambs are being born at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago, after the 1890s living history farm welcomed five ewes and a ram into its fold last fall.

Have Coin, Will Travel

on 2/11/20 1:58 PM By | Jennifer Rydzewski | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Recreation Group

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?

We've Got the Cure for Cabin Fever

on 1/30/20 1:35 PM By | Forest Preserve District of DuPage County | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Natural resources Recreation Wildlife Conservation Nature

Are you done with this weather? Are you fed up with being cooped up? Are you keeping a mental tally of how many days it's been since you've seen the sun, or have you started a countdown calendar to spring? It sounds like you've got a classic case of cabin fever!

Ecologists Shed Light on Issues Facing Oaks

on 1/16/20 2:44 PM By | Forest Preserve District of DuPage County | 0 Comments | Locations Natural resources Conservation Nature

Trail users at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve will soon see more forest through the trees along the southern portion of the preserve’s Green Heron trail.

Release Your Inner Hippie

on 12/30/19 4:21 PM By | Forest Preserve District of DuPage County | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Natural resources Recreation Wildlife Conservation Nature

Birkenstocks are back in style. Essential oils are all the rage. And “living green” is basically “the new black.”

Home for the Owl-idays

on 12/23/19 3:03 PM By | Forest Preserve District of DuPage County | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Volunteer Wildlife Conservation Nature Rehabilitation

Thanks to the dedicated staff at the Forest Preserve District’s Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn, a now-healthy short-eared owl has made its way back home in the wild in time for the owl-idays. (Sorry, we couldn’t help ourselves with that one! What a hoot!)