Catching Nature

March 25, 2020

Nature is a Classroom for Teacher

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Kiel Smith is a firm believer that there is much to learn from nature. The science teacher at Metea Valley High School in Aurora is also a steward of the Forest Preserve...

March 11, 2020

Woman Turns To Preserves for Exercise, Adventure

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Growing up in Minnesota, Marie Biemesderfer has always been drawn to water and nature. She remembers discovering how things came to life after in the spring after a long winter...

February 28, 2020

Nature Inspires Woman in Many Ways

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Judith Horsley believes in teaching by example. She and her husband, Michael, planted native gardens at their West Chicago home and their church, both of which are now certified...

February 12, 2020

Woman Catches Nature through iPhoneography

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Dawn BertucaNature iPhoneographer

I’m a lifelong DuPage resident, wife and mother. In the past, I was editor of a photography magazine, a creative director, freelance marketing...

January 30, 2020

Man and His Dog Glide on Trails

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Sean SeamonAll-Season Nature Lover

I am originally from Minnesota, but work for The Department of Energy at Argonne National Laboratory brought me to the area.

January 15, 2020

Man Enjoys Exploring the Preserves

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Daryl Kellenberger loves nature, and he loves sharing the beauty of nature with others through his photography and Instagram page @daryl.k.

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...

November 15, 2019

Woodridge Man Has Eagle Eye to the Sky

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Jeff Smith braves howling winds and brutal cold to scour the skies for migrating hawks from atop the Greene Valley scenic overlook, and he wouldn't have it any other way.

October 30, 2019

Aurora Woman Makes Up for Lost Time

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

April Green is making up for lost time. After living in DuPage County for 32 years, she decided 2019 was the year to discover DuPage forest preserves.

August 21, 2019

Couple Delivers on Connecting to Nature

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Their neighbors call them "the post office" because "neither snow nor rain nor heat” keep June Lincoln and her husband of 37 years, Chuck, from exercising in the DuPage forest...