Catching Nature

Read about people who catch nature in DuPage forest preserves.

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April 6, 2021

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Jim Fousek is a volunteer trades interpreter at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago. He has been blacksmithing for a little over 20 years, first with the Lisle Heritage Society and...

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...

November 25, 2019

Nature Through His Lens

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

If you follow the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County on social media or spend much time on dupageforest.org, you’ve probably seen nature through his lens. Local hobby...

September 12, 2019

Raised With Nature

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Nina Hulet is changing her world. She’s got an old soul and a bright future, and her enthusiasm for life and nature are infectious.

July 11, 2018

Brothers Big on Birding

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Armed with nice cameras with huge lenses, binoculars and bug spray, Eddie and Brett Kasper of Western Springs set out for a quick hike at Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve in Oak...