The Forest Preserves of Cook County just acquired a 397-acre equestrian estate in Barrington Hills known as Horizon Farms, putting us at 69,123 acres. It’s the single largest tract purchased by the Forest Preserves in a single transaction since 1968, and we’re very excited about it.
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- Forest Preserves Launches $10 Million Palos Preserves Trail and Restoration Project
- University Students Set Fire to the Woods
- Kick Off Earth Month with a Trash Bash
- Women Conservationists Highlighted at Bemis Woods Walk-and-Talk
- Black History Events Cover Eco-Justice Warrior, Underground Railroad