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Sign Up for Newsletter![an open meadow at Bobolink Meadow](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/bobolink-meadow-2-openlands-jun17-200x114.jpg)
![a closeup of prairie flowers at Deer Grove-East](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/deer-grove-east-restoration-jul14-200x114.jpg)
Jens Jensen Named Illinois’ Newest Land and Water Reserve
![pale-leaved sunflowers at Harms Flatwoods Nature Preserve](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/harms-flatwood-pale-leaved-sunflowers-aug17-200x114.jpg)
Harms Flatwoods Named Illinois Nature Preserve
![snow on tree branches](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sand-ridge-nature-center-nov18-200x114.jpg)
Winter Best Time to Start Large-Scale Restoration Projects
![a bur oak savanna](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sustainability-report-palos-bur-oak-savanna-Laura-Anchor-200x114.jpg)
Agencies, Conservation Corps, Volunteers Partner to Restore Forest Preserves’ Palos Region
![a prescribed burn at Miami Woods Prairie](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/miami-woods-prescribed-burn-fall08-200x114.jpg)
Prescribed Burns Help Natural Areas Thrive
![a prescribed burn crew a Poplar Creek. Photo by Daniel Suarez.](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/poplar-creek-prescribed-burn-crew-daniel-suarez-nov15-200x114.jpg)
Volunteer Newsletter: Burning with volunteers – a learning experience!
![a common snapping turtle at Deer Grove-West](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/deer-grove-west-snapping-turtle-may12-200x114.jpg)
Forest Preserves of Cook County, Friends of the Chicago River Join Together to Help Turtles
![a wetland at Cranberry Slough](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cranberry-slough-wetland-aug16-200x114.jpg)
Big Changes at Cranberry Slough
![a group of volunteers posing near wetland plants they just finished planting](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/eggers-grove-wetland-planting-may15-200x114.jpg)