When the rain simply won't go away, head inside to play. The Forest Preserve District's four year-round visitor centers all offer an escape from Mother Nature when she is sending you a clear message to stay indoors.
A new section of the Plum Creek Greenway Trail is under construction that will connect Plum Valley Preserve to Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve. Scheduled for completion in fall 2026, the project will close a key gap and advance plans for a continuous north–south regional trail.
The trees may still be dormant at this time of year, but they could still be full of life. If you're planning to trim or prune your trees, make sure to give them a good once-over to check for active squirrel and bird nests.
Forest Preserve field trips are giving homeschool students hands-on learning experiences in nature while providing structure outside the home.
Nature can be a wild ride when the seasons are changing, but that's all the more reason to make time for it.
Step away from the rake; it's too early to start your spring yard cleanup.
After a long, quiet winter, our local wetlands are among the first places that begin to wake up, showing some of the earliest signs of spring.
When it comes to spring, there's so much to love. But there's also probably a lot you don't know about our most-anticipated season.
You've heard of bone-crushing creatures, but how about bone-eating animals? The bearded vulture is the only bird in the world that predominantly eats bones!
They came in hot and they got out cold Saturday at the Braidwood Recreation Club, raising thousands of dollars for Special Olympics Illinois.
Planning some spring hikes to see wildflowers in bloom? Here's your go-to guide to what to see where.
Here are five reasons you should appreciate spiders instead of despising them or, even worse, squishing them.
Descendants of the Clow family recently visited Riverview Farmstead Preserve to share stories of growing up on the family’s historic farm in Wheatland Township.
If you venture out into the preserves these days, there's a good chance you'll hear chorus frogs making a racket as they call out looking for a mate.
A bald eagle photo taken at Rock Run Rookery Preserve earned the February win in the Forest Preserve District’s Preserve the Moment photo contest.
In the fall, the changing of the seasons means deciduous trees shed their leaves. But not all deciduous trees seem to get the memo when it comes to losing their leaves.
When the rain simply won't go away, head inside to play. The Forest Preserve District's four year-round visitor centers all offer an escape from Mother Nature when she is sending you a clear message to stay indoors.
A new section of the Plum Creek Greenway Trail is under construction that will connect Plum Valley Preserve to Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve. Scheduled for completion in fall 2026, the project will close a key gap and advance plans for a continuous north–south regional trail.
The trees may still be dormant at this time of year, but they could still be full of life. If you're planning to trim or prune your trees, make sure to give them a good once-over to check for active squirrel and bird nests.
Forest Preserve field trips are giving homeschool students hands-on learning experiences in nature while providing structure outside the home.
Nature can be a wild ride when the seasons are changing, but that's all the more reason to make time for it.
Step away from the rake; it's too early to start your spring yard cleanup.
After a long, quiet winter, our local wetlands are among the first places that begin to wake up, showing some of the earliest signs of spring.
When it comes to spring, there's so much to love. But there's also probably a lot you don't know about our most-anticipated season.
You've heard of bone-crushing creatures, but how about bone-eating animals? The bearded vulture is the only bird in the world that predominantly eats bones!
They came in hot and they got out cold Saturday at the Braidwood Recreation Club, raising thousands of dollars for Special Olympics Illinois.
Planning some spring hikes to see wildflowers in bloom? Here's your go-to guide to what to see where.
Here are five reasons you should appreciate spiders instead of despising them or, even worse, squishing them.
Descendants of the Clow family recently visited Riverview Farmstead Preserve to share stories of growing up on the family’s historic farm in Wheatland Township.
If you venture out into the preserves these days, there's a good chance you'll hear chorus frogs making a racket as they call out looking for a mate.
A bald eagle photo taken at Rock Run Rookery Preserve earned the February win in the Forest Preserve District’s Preserve the Moment photo contest.
In the fall, the changing of the seasons means deciduous trees shed their leaves. But not all deciduous trees seem to get the memo when it comes to losing their leaves.
See the dazzling spectacle of nesting herons, egrets and cormorants at our weekly bird viewings at Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve.
Venture out on the trail at Thorn Creek Woods at dusk listening for the chorus of nocturnal insects.
The monarchs you see at this time of the year are special, part of a 'super generation' different than the three generations that preceded it.
Ruby-throated hummingbirds migrate in waves, and some have already departed. But we'll see the birds in Will County for weeks or even months, so keep filling your feeders.
If you are seeing more bees than birds at your hummingbird feeders lately, you're not alone. Learn why we see them more at this time of year and how you might keep them away from your hummingbird feeders.