November 23, 2020
Native Plants Connect Man to Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
John Opila and his wife Gail enjoy exploring DuPage forest preserves on foot or by bicycle. They’re also into native plant landscaping and gardening.
Catching Nature
Read about people who catch nature in DuPage forest preserves.
November 5, 2020
Woman Catches Nature Through Photography
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Susan Nix has always had the nature bug. She has wonderful memories of taking her kids for nature walks through the woods.
October 20, 2020
Man Finds True Calling in Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Denis Kania graduated from college with a degree in computer science and worked in applications development for more than 20 years. By then, he had grown tired of the corporate...
October 6, 2020
Couple Visits All DuPage Forest Preserves
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Kim and Rick Gieser like to take walks together to decompress from their day. Kim is a district manager for LEGO Brand Retail, in charge of stores in the Midwest & throughout...
September 21, 2020
Woman Shares Her Love of Nature with Others
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Jill Spealman recently retired from 33 years of corporate IT training and 4 years of public school teaching. But she’s not done teaching yet!
September 9, 2020
Man Hikes, Bikes and Photographs Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Ryan Kadolph has trekked countless miles through DuPage forest preserves on his bicycle. But that’s not the only way he enjoys nature and the preserves. He’s also into...
August 26, 2020
Man's Love of Nature Started with Scouting
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Zach Ewoldt first discovered DuPage forest preserves as a Cub Scout, but he’s been surrounded by them his whole life.
August 11, 2020
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Anna TestoneRetired Teacher Turns Birder
I am a retired teacher. I have 2 daughters and 3 amazing grandchildren that I try to inspire to get out in nature. I like to bike, run,...
July 30, 2020
Hobby Photographer Turns Citizen Naturalist
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Meet Dori Wagner Eldridge, a Naperville woman who loves photographing and learning about the world around her. She's also a wife and proud mother to two teenagers — a son in...
July 14, 2020
Man Turns to Nature for Herpetology
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Joey CavataioOld-School Natural Historian
I work as a food scientist, but deep down I’m an old-school natural historian and serious student of herpetology.