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Adopt Your Favorite Forest Preserves Site
...some Forest Preserves visitors frequent many different locations, many sites become favored sites. If a site has become your go-to spot for a day of relaxation and outdoor play, consider... -
Community Scientists Help Gather Important Data in the Forest Preserves
...participating in restoration work days, adopting a site for litter clean up, and by becoming a community scientist. Community scientists collect data on plant or animal species using specific instructions provided by... -
Save the Prairie Society Celebrates 40 Years at Wolf Road Prairie
...Department of Natural Resources and STPS. Today, over 20 dedicated STPS volunteers help to take care of this special place by collecting seed, removing invasive species and leading educational tours.... -
100 Years / 100 Events
...begins Sunday September 20 and runs through September 27. All that can be enjoyed within the Forest Preserves of Cook County can be experienced during this celebration, which is being... -
Centennial History Series: Who Put the “Forest” in the Forest Preserves?
...reforestation programs planting trees across the county, including in areas now recognized as ecologically better suited for open habitat types. Today, Forest Preserve staff members and volunteer stewards strive to... -
Did You Know? Those First Frogs You Hear are Chorus Frogs & Spring Peepers
...in open areas and in woods. The best time to hear frogs calling is at dusk and continuing through the night, though they may also be heard during the day.... -
Did You Know? Some Trees Hold Their Dead Leaves Through Winter
...changes include shortening daylight or environmental stress, such as disease. Marcescence occurs when this process is interrupted. While no one really knows why these oaks (and a few other local... -
EnvironMENTORS Get Students Into Nature
...getting children outside. “Today’s youth suffer from nature deficit disorder, or a lack of exposure to the outdoors,” said Chung, who holds a bachelor’s degree in natural resources and environmental... -
Nearly 100 HACC Youth Graduate from Summer Jobs Program in the Forest Preserves of Cook County
...to Wellness in the Woods to “Touch a Turtle Day.” “It’s been a joy to watch this program grow and evolve over the years,” said HACC Executive Director Rich Monocchio.... -
Volunteer Spotlight: The Orchid Pollinators
...Interested in contributing to the success of the eastern prairie fringed orchid? The best way is to join a volunteer workday to help restore the habitat where orchids can thrive....