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The garden, which is already growing and was unveiled during the recent "Island Rendezvous," will benefit monarch butterflies and other pollinators. 

Sign up for a summer workday to help keep the preserves free of invasive species and hospitable for native flora and fauna.

Joe Devine has been watching birds since childhood, but now he's decided to record as many Will County bird sightings as possible in one year.

Shorewood HUGS raised $2,500 for the care and training of the Forest Preserve District's K-9, Jullo, at this year's "HUGS for Hounds" Easter egg hunt. 

Heading out to "Food Truck Fridays"? Share your experience in a fun way with our Snapchat filters and lenses.

This blue heron's successful hunt of a northern water snake was captured by Eileen Capodice of Minooka.

Severe weather can strike at any time. Here's what you need to know to be prepared if you're spending time outdoors.

This American robin couldn't escape fishing line it became entangled in earlier this week at Isle a la Cache preserve in Romeoville.

The new program is designed to make it easier for campers to put down stakes at Forest Preserve campgrounds.

Kayaks will be available for rental from 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. at the 80-acre lake through Labor Day.

The annual contest has been expanded from a one-day adult fishing derby to a three-month biggest fish contest that will run from June 1-August 31.

For the Swift family, caring for the animals at Plum Creek Nature Center taught them new skills they can now use at home.

What's big, furry and in need of someone to jump right into a new role?

A 0.85-mile section of the trail in Plainfield is being created out of the former Normantown Road.

Contractors are scheduled to be working Friday, May 10, to asphalt a portion of trail near the preserve's dog park.