![two white-tailed deer at Schiller Woods. Photo by Deep Shah.](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/schiller-woods-deep-shah-feb18-200x114.jpg)
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Sign Up for Newsletter![two white-tailed deer at Schiller Woods. Photo by Deep Shah.](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/schiller-woods-deep-shah-feb18-200x114.jpg)
![A bat flying through the air during sunset above a forest preserve](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bat-bode-lake-by-glenn-mcmanus-jul19-200x114.jpg)
Forget Your Fears, Bats are Beneficial!
![A bumble bee on a flower.](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/river-trail-nature-center-bumblebee-jerry-attere-sep21-200x114.jpg)
Little Bees Have a Big Impact on Ecosystems
![An eastern massasauga rattlesnake laying in brush.](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/eastern-massasauga-rattlesnake-Shaughn-Galloway-USFWS-may21-200x114.jpg)
All About Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes
![A northern cardinal sitting on a branch.](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/northern-cardinal-Bruce-Hallman-USFWS-feb15-200x114.jpg)
Five Fun Facts About Northern Cardinals
![American Bullfrog](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/american-bullfrog-sam-stukel-usfws-may21-200x114.jpg)
Five Fun Facts About Bullfrogs
![Hummingbird Clearwing Moth feeding on monarda.](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/hummingbird-clearwing-moth-mccormick-woods-fidencio-marbella-jul17-700x400-1-200x114.jpg)
Five Fun Facts about Hummingbird Moths
Press Release: Shedd Aquarium and Forest Preserves of Cook County Bolstering an Endangered Turtle Species
![american bullfrogs on a rock at Crabtree Nature Center](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/crabtree-nature-center-frogs-robert-fontana-sep16-200x114.jpg)
Have You Heard the Calls from Cook County’s 12 Frog and Toad Species?
![a painted turtle on a log at Burham Prairie](https://fpdcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/burnham-prairie-painted-turtle-jul19-200x114.jpg)