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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- Party for the Preserves Events on September 23 Mark Big Day for Public Lands
- President Preckwinkle Cuts Ribbon on New and Improved Crabtree Nature Center
- Little Bees Have a Big Impact on Ecosystems
- Referendum Seeds Begin to Bloom
- Seventy-Five HACC Youth Graduate from Summer Jobs Program in the Forest Preserves of Cook County