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a birdhouse covered in feathers and moasaic glass surrounded by plants

Birdhouse Contest Brings Creativity and Community to Trailside

Birdhouse Building Contest

February 27, 2026

Trailside’s 2026 Birdhouse Contest

a man posing for a photo in front of a colorful mural

October 10, 2025

Mexican-American Artist Brings Color and Culture to Trailside Gallery

group of people kneeling around sweetgrass garden

November 12, 2024

Sweetgrass Garden Growing Native American Partnerships

Group of people paddling on the Des Plaines River.

Three Great Paddling Trips in the Forest Preserves

Press Release: Kick Off Earth Month with a Trash Bash in the Forest Preserves of Cook County

A group of CCLC crew members learn about restoration tools.

High School Students, Recent Grads Learn and Earn in the Chicago Conservation Leadership Corps

Forest Preserves staff attend a training about Native American culture at Trickster Cultural Center.

December 12, 2022

Increasing Connections to Nature: Trickster Cultural Center and the Forest Preserves of Cook County

Duck on Trailside Museum's Pond. Photo by Fidencio Marbella.

January 18, 2022

Bird the Preserves Throughout Winter

Youth paint using natural materials.

September 2, 2021

Celebrate Local Public Lands with Party for the Preserves

looking up at a large bur oak tree

We Stand with Asian American Pacific Islander Communities

February 8, 2021

Press Release: Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the Forest Preserves of Cook County

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