Catching Nature

June 12, 2019

Lombard Man a Jack-of-all-Trades for Nature

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Jimmy Tyson learned from his father the importance of being a jack-of-all- trades in his approach to work, but Tyson has expanded that principle to his approach to nature and...

June 6, 2019

Trees, Photography and History Root Woman in Nature

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Heidi CarpenterHistory buff, nature photographer, tree lover

I’ve loved nature from the time I was a small child. I moved from the north suburbs to Chicago to go to Columbia...

May 24, 2019

Catching Nature Through Trail Watch

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Jane HalburTrail Watch volunteer, nature photographer

I’ve been interested in nature since early on, but I didn’t discover the DuPage forest preserves until about 2008 when I...

May 17, 2019

Catching Nature through Photography & Volunteering

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Sheila NewenhamVolunteer, photographer, artist, blogger

I’ve spent my free time outside for as long as I can remember. As a child, playing outside until darkness fell, as a young...

May 9, 2019

Woodridge Man Has Quite a Fish Tale

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Richard Karun has been exploring DuPage forest preserves ever since he moved to DuPage County in 1995.

April 10, 2019

Darien Man Touched by Nature

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Glenn Gabanski vividly remembers feeding a mountain chickadee a sunflower seed by hand while visiting his sister in Lake Tahoe.

March 28, 2019

Cycling a Love of Nature

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Adam CaulkCycling a Love of Nature I’ve lived in DuPage County for the last 16 years. My wife, two sons, and chocolate lab all enjoy going for hikes in the forest on weekends.

February 26, 2019

Naperville Group Bonds Over Nature

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

They come from all walks of life, but they bond over their common love of exercise, the great outdoors and nature.

February 21, 2019

Man's Love of Birding Fuels Passion for Springbrook Prairie

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Joe Suchecki has many interests, including photography, gardening and bicycling.

January 24, 2019

Couple Turns to Preserves for Athletic Pursuits

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Lynn Degnan grew up in Wisconsin with a cross-country ski trail right out her back door.