For the safety of visitors as well as staff, until further notice, all Board of Commissioners meetings will be online only. You can link directly to live streaming video from the Forest Preserve District’s Facebook page at facebook.com/dupageforest and from dupageforest.org.
Details on how to submit public comments or watch recordings of previous meetings and links to agendas and minutes are under “Our Board.”
Normally, commission meetings are at 8 a.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month; planning sessions, 8 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays. At both the board hears public comments and staff reports, discusses business, and votes on agenda items.
Looking for a gift for that someone who has everything? Want an easy way to pay for DuPage forest preserve summer camps? Then get a Forest Preserve District gift card!
Use the cards to pay for programs and camps; reserve picnic shelters and campsites; rent canoes, kayaks, or boats; or buy cool swag. You can buy cards through Visitor Services at 630-933-7248 or forest@dupageforest.org. Interested in golf? Get gift cards good at all three Forest Preserve District courses at DuPageGolf.com.
Annual permits for private boating, archery, off-leash dog areas and model crafts go on sale Wednesday, Dec. 1 at dupageforest.org under “Registration & Permits.”
Permits will also be available at Forest Preserve District headquarters, 3S580 Naperville Road in Wheaton, Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Dog lovers can buy off-leash permits at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St. in Oak Brook, Monday – Friday noon – 3 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Questions? Call Visitor Services weekdays 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 630-933-7248 or use our convenient online chat at dupageforest.org.
A deer can run in front of your car anytime, but the risk goes up in fall, when these animals have one thing on their minds: finding mates. Because they’re not concerned about you, it’s up to you to watch for them.
The Forest Preserve District thanks the donors who contributed to its efforts May 1 – Aug. 31. To learn how your financial support can benefit the District, visit dupageforest.org/friends. To give to the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Friends of the Forest Preserve District, visit dupageforestgiving.org/donate.
Gifts of Note
Dr. Richard Pena and Ms. Edith Podrazik
$1,000 — Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Gifts of Note to the Friends of the Forest Preserve District
Estate of Theodore Utchen
$10,000 — Mayslake Peabody Estate
Friends of Tom Fahey
$3,000 — The Preserve at Oak Meadows
Gary Schreiber
$2,641.67 — Mayslake Peabody Estate
Family of Krystyna Lewandowska
$1,500 — Pratt’s Wayne Woods
Ann McGill and Kate Welborn
$1,500 — Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Simmons
$1,250 — Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Domtar Inc.
$1,000 — Adopt a Blanding’s Turtle
The Richard Laurence Parish Foundation
$1,000 — Greatest needs
Bruce and Martha Sanders
$1,000 — Willowbrook Wildlife Center
DocuSign
$925 — Volunteer Services
Charmaine Cyza
$750 — Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Karen DeToro
$750 — Mayslake Peabody Estate
Brandi Apostolos
$500 — Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Vivian Grant
$500 — Greatest needs
Kathy Isoda
$500 — St. James Farm
Larry Larson
$500 — Adopt a Blanding’s Turtle, greatest needs, Mayslake Peabody Estate and Willowbrook Wildlife Center
Kathleen Murphy
$500 — Kline Creek Farm in memory of Carl Hoppe
Tom Schutz
$500 — Springbrook Prairie
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3S580 Naperville Road
Wheaton, IL 60189
Visitor Services
Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Phone: 630-933-7200
Email: forest@dupageforest.org
Police: 630-933-7240
Email: police@dupageforest.org
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