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The event is in partnership with other police agencies and it will be held on August 6 at Monee Reservoir.
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Drink plenty of fluids, before and during outdoor activity, or postpone activities and stay inside.
Work on the eastern section of the trail will continue on Friday, August 19. The trail is open for users, but caution should be exercised.
One thing is certain: Nobody likes a jerk in the preserves, and that's confirmed by the response we've seen to "Don't Be A Jerk," the Forest Preserve District's big, bold multimedia campaign.
Ten new benches will be installed in the Rock Run corridor as part of a bench improvement and replacement program instituted in 2016.
The Forest Preserve District of Will County is seeking vendors for its "Hummingbird Festival & Nature Celebration," scheduled for August 17.
Half-year dog park permits are now on sale.
Connect with nature in a new way through upcoming yoga programs in the Will County preserves.
Next year may seem like a world away, but the forecast is calling for daily doses of furry cuteness for everyone who purchases a 2020 calendar featuring the adorable dogs that frequent the District's dog parks.
The photo was taken by Robert Schwaan of Lemont at Veterans Woods in Romeoville.
Hot weather means it's time to hit the water in a kayak and the Forest Preserve District has many options for you to try in every corner of the county, including the new kayak rental program at Whalon Lake in Naperville.
Karen Tellef volunteers as a trail sentinel, keeping a watchful eye on the Plum Creek Greenway Trail while riding her horse, Raz.
More than 100 students from six high schools worked recently in the heat and humidity to remove invasive species and trash from two preserves.
The multimedia effort will include videos, signs and social media posts urging people to pick up after their dog, properly dispose of cigarette butts and fishing line, share the trails and other preserve etiquette, pro-nature messages.
The program runs every Friday, from 5-7:30 p.m., on a rotating basis at four preserves.
See the dazzling spectacle of herons, egrets and cormorants!
Paddle around the islands and inlets of Rock Run Rookery.
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