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Seed Amplification Program Creating Habitats that Thrive

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Forest Preserves Adds Innovative Electric Garbage Trucks to Green Fleet

a cyclist and a dog walker pass each other on a trail

Visit Us at Share the Trail Stops: A Friendly Way to Enjoy the Outdoors Together

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Discover a Champion Tree in the Forest Preserves

american bullfrogs on a rock at Crabtree Nature Center

A Ribbit Rhapsody: Frog Calls of the Forest Preserves

A before and after image of a trailhead showing plant life returning after the closing of the trail.

Closing Swallow Cliff’s Unofficial Trails Breathing New Life into Nature

Birdhouse Building Contest

February 24, 2025

Trailside’s 2025 Birdhouse Contest

Racial Segregation Report

February 11, 2025

Segregation in the Forest Preserves: A History Lesson

garter snake in the grass with its tongue out

February 10, 2025

Survival in the Forest Preserves: How Wildlife Takes on the Winter Elements

students watch as wildlife staff take vitals of animal

January 8, 2025

Forest Preserves Provides College Students Hands-On Experience Like No Other

a group of people walking on a trail covered by snow

January 7, 2025

Interrupt Your Winter Hibernation with Visits to the Forest Preserves

a person keeping watch over a prescribed burn

December 11, 2024

Fires for Flourishing Forests: The Power of Prescribed Burns

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