July 12, 2019
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Connie SchmidtOutdoor enthusiast
I have lived in Warrenville in DuPage County since 1982, raising two children with my husband Michael. We board horses and have chickens, dogs and...
Catching Nature
Read about people who catch nature in DuPage forest preserves.
Volunteer (3)
June 25, 2019
Finding a Sweet Spot for Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Alicia DonovanVolunteer beekeeper
I'm a volunteer beekeeper at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago. I’ve been part of their beekeeping program for over a year. I got interested in...
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...
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...
April 10, 2019
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
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.
March 14, 2019
Lombard Woman's Love of Nature Drives Her to Serve
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Kim White remembers childhood summers alongside her grandmother in the garden, watching monarch butterflies flit about the milkweed, looking for tadpoles and rescuing toads from...
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.
November 8, 2018
Kline Creek Farm Volunteer Brings History to Life
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Linda Frey loves history, so it’s no surprise to find her volunteering at our 1890s living history farm, Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago.