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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).

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?

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.

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!)

Christmas Traditions

on 12/10/19 10:41 AM By | Dennis Buck | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Take 5

For centuries, many cultures have decorated their homes and temples with evergreen boughs as symbols of life and renewal. Even so, the Christmas tree is an instantly recognizable symbol of the Christmas holiday itself.

Sandhill Cranes Overhead!

on 11/15/19 3:46 PM By | Keriann Dubina | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Natural resources Wildlife Conservation Nature

What is that loud, bugling call high in the sky? It's sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis) on their fall migration!

Garden Blooms at Mayslake from Worker's Creativity

on 10/28/19 3:22 PM By | Forest Preserve District of DuPage County | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Recreation Take 5 Nature

Mayslake Peabody Estate is now home to a garden that blooms year-round, thanks to creativity, recycling and automotive paint.

Pelican Reunited with Birds of the Same Feather

on 10/22/19 11:35 AM By | Forest Preserve District of DuPage County | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Community partnership Wildlife Conservation Nature Rehabilitation

An injured American white pelican is back on track to fly south with its feathered friends after being treated at Willowbrook Wildlife Center and released near a flock of pelicans on the Des Plaines River in Will County.

Scientists Search for Clues to Grassland Bird Habitats

on 10/17/19 11:11 AM By | Forest Preserve District of DuPage County | 0 Comments | Insider Locations Natural resources Community partnership Plants Wildlife Conservation Nature native plant

More than a dozen ecologists from local conservation agencies toured the 1,800-acre Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve in Naperville recently to explore and learn more about the high-quality grassland habitat that has been transformed into a birder’s paradise by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.