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New Date for Opening Day of Forest Preserves of Cook County Picnic, Special Event Permit Sales: Nov. 15
...are Memorial Day through Labor Day, Mondays through Fridays 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at both the General Headquarters and the Dan Ryan... -
Explore for an Hour, a Day, or Even a Night: North Cook County
...or tent camping. Now through Labor Day, campers can enjoy free Friday and Saturday night campfires, special Friday and Saturday evening programs, as well as Saturday afternoon activities and hikes.... -
Floodplain & Stormwater Management
...and/or recreational uses—principally fishing. Others were borrow pits for earth fill, or quarries for stone, for highway and other construction projects. The ponds, lakes, and sloughs that were formed by... -
People of the Preserves: August 2020
...built up. I’d have panic attacks, anxiety attacks. I was nervous to come here because I missed the first day and thought everyone probably already made friends, but everybody was... -
Thorn Creek Watershed Restoration
...Monee to its discharge into the Little Calumet River in South Holland. The creek is divided into two reaches by an earthen dam in Park Forest, IL (along West 26th... -
Winnetka Stormwater Management Wetlands Project at Skokie Lagoons
...at the site will include removal of trees, excavation and reshaping of the earth to store and convey water in a meandering channel with new wetland plantings. Tree removal will... -
Forget Your Fears, Bats are Beneficial!
...sounds, and their fluctuating wings create little rushes of air, creating a nighttime symphony. Did you know that bats make up one-fifth of all mammal species on earth? There are... -
Litter Cleanups
...Revathy: It’s also about teaching them what is best for the earth, cultivating good habits and teaching them the importance of giving back to the community. Plus, they love being out... -
Tuma Lake Now Open
...the earthen dam that forms the lake broke open and caused the water to drain. Following an extensive rebuilding project in 2007/08, the lake was reestablished. Work included recontouring the... -
Unearthing the History of the Preserves
...tell us that people were living here in small camps on a semi-permanent or seasonal basis. The earthen mounds also found here, which may or may not contain burials, suggest...