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This is the 24th consecutive year the District has received the award from the Government Finance Officers Association.

The work will make the site more hospitable to Species of Greatest Conservation Need by removing invasive plants, stopping erosion and protecting the trees and ponds creatures need to flourish. 

Permits can be purchased online or in person at Forest Preserve visitor centers on a first-come, first-served basis. 

The two repair stations will assist bicyclists who have mechanical issues while riding the Forest Preserve's trails. 

The latest installment of the Forest Preserve District's "Happy Place" series features a retired Will County Sheriff's Police sergeant who made riding a bike on the Wauponsee Glacial Trail a key part of his retirement plan. 

The schedule features art, nature, history and food offerings ranging from eagle and pelican events to the return of the popular 'Food Truck Fridays' and 'Woods Walk.'

The Excellence in Ecological Restoration Program accreditation was announced recently by Chicago Wilderness. 

The bond funds will be used to improve preserves and facilities and allow for additional land acquisition. 

While the mother turtle did not survive, three of her eggs did and one hatchling, named M3, is being cared for by the Forest Preserve District of Will County as part of a regional Blanding's turtle recovery program. 

The two-day workshop provided area law enforcement with instructions on using insects in death investigations.

The preserve was one of Shapiro's favorite places to take her ill mother so she could get out of the house and enjoy nature. 

More than 50 members of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus took a bus ride from their annual meeting in Chicago to Rock Run Rookery Preserve in Joliet to learn more about the fight to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. 

While jerks out in the preserves can cause a number of problems for normal, everyday visitors, jerks on the water can be even more problematic.

Carter Wright's interests in photography and wildlife are the perfect complement to his work as a volunteer interpreter at Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve.

Programs led by interpretive naturalists can be delivered at four of the Forest Preserve's campgrounds.