Volunteer Morning: Raccoon Grove Nature Preserve
Get some fresh air and exercise while helping to make a difference in your community by attending one or more of the Forest Preserve’s volunteer mornings.
Festival of Arts Through Nature returns Sept. 26 with music, yoga, art and more
126-acre acquisition protects wildlife habitat and future trail opportunities in Custer Township.
Get to know these semiaquatic mammals that are common across Illinois.
Around this time, spiders seem to pop up everywhere, and so do their webs, including some impressive orb webs created by garden spiders.
If you love fall color, hope the coming weeks bring us warm, sunny days and cool, crisp nights.
The free, all-ages event mixes crafts, music, food and seasonal fun.
Rock Run Preserve Winning image captures three deer on a foggy morning at Rock Run Preserve.
Woods Walk just kicked off its 24th year, and Meghan decided this is the year for her inaugural Woods Walk experience.
Squirrels stay busy in the fall collecting and burying nuts, but all for good reason.
The fall Recycle Your Bicycle program returns from Sept. 12-27. Bikes can be donated at five Forest Preserve sites.
Sponsors can support a century of conservation while gaining visibility throughout 2027.
Fall bird migration is in full swing, and that means we can get some rarely seen birds in the area. Most recently, a swallow-tailed kite has been spotted in Crete.
Interactive map predicts when fall color will peak in Will County and beyond.
These big white birds typically stick around until November or into December.
Explore seven of 10 trails to earn a hiking medallion.
Like it or not, it's almost fall, and with it comes the harvest moon and more celestial happenings.
Festival of Arts Through Nature returns Sept. 26 with music, yoga, art and more
126-acre acquisition protects wildlife habitat and future trail opportunities in Custer Township.
Get to know these semiaquatic mammals that are common across Illinois.
Around this time, spiders seem to pop up everywhere, and so do their webs, including some impressive orb webs created by garden spiders.
If you love fall color, hope the coming weeks bring us warm, sunny days and cool, crisp nights.
The free, all-ages event mixes crafts, music, food and seasonal fun.
Rock Run Preserve Winning image captures three deer on a foggy morning at Rock Run Preserve.
Woods Walk just kicked off its 24th year, and Meghan decided this is the year for her inaugural Woods Walk experience.
Squirrels stay busy in the fall collecting and burying nuts, but all for good reason.
The fall Recycle Your Bicycle program returns from Sept. 12-27. Bikes can be donated at five Forest Preserve sites.
Sponsors can support a century of conservation while gaining visibility throughout 2027.
Fall bird migration is in full swing, and that means we can get some rarely seen birds in the area. Most recently, a swallow-tailed kite has been spotted in Crete.
Interactive map predicts when fall color will peak in Will County and beyond.
These big white birds typically stick around until November or into December.
Explore seven of 10 trails to earn a hiking medallion.
Like it or not, it's almost fall, and with it comes the harvest moon and more celestial happenings.
Get some fresh air and exercise while helping to make a difference in your community by attending one or more of the Forest Preserve’s volunteer mornings.
Stop by Hidden Lakes Trout Farm for una busqueda del tesoro, aka treasure hunt or scavenger hunt, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
If you love fall color, hope the coming weeks bring us warm, sunny days and cool, crisp nights.
Interactive map predicts when fall color will peak in Will County and beyond.
These big white birds typically stick around until November or into December.