July 21, 2022
Artist Inspired by Danada Horses
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Volunteering at Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton the last six years has been a blessing for Deb Yatka.
Catching Nature
Read about people who catch nature in DuPage forest preserves.
June 21, 2022
Birding, Volunteering Connect Woman to Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Nancy Allured has been a DuPage Forest Preserve District volunteer since 2003, first at the native plant nursery at Blackwell Forest Preserve, then bird monitoring at Timber Ridge...
May 20, 2022
Woman Connects to Nature through Art
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Rachel Davis has found many ways to connect to nature. She’s an independent artist who works in paint, print and textile processes; she teaches classes in natural dye at Morton...
April 29, 2022
Woman Visits 55 DuPage Forest Preserves in One Year
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Sheila Liss was looking for new pastimes after retiring from her job as a high school special education teacher. She and her husband had raised their family and lived and worked...
March 31, 2022
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Erika Hoffmann has developed quite a bond with Austin, a mustang at Danada Equestrian Center, since she started volunteering in 2021.
March 8, 2022
Woman Pursues Passion for Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Stephanie Scurtu lives in DuPage County with her husband, Brian, their corn snakes Jimmy and Timmy, and their rats Teddy and Phoebe.
February 14, 2022
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Melissa Koenig spent hours exploring the woods and Lake Michigan growing up in Door County in northern Wisconsin. As a grownup, she likes hiking, dogsledding, skijoring,...
January 25, 2022
Man Pedals Preserves to Connect to Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Before he could even walk, Fred Faller connected to nature growing up in western New York. Now he prefers doing so by bicycle or cross-country skis using online maps and GPS...
January 3, 2022
Teacher Immerses Herself in Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Nicola Germann is an educator, most recently in elementary education, including general education, special education, and English Language learners. She has also taught and...
November 30, 2021
Love of Nature Fuels Woman's Activism
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
One of the paths Lonnie Morris took into nature was gardening as a kid with her father. Her family’s history of gardening has roots in her grandfather’s strawberry farm. Her...