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Students who attend field trips at Plum Creek Nature Center are taught how to minimize their lunch garbage by recycling, reusing and composting.

Adding volunteering to Mike O'Brien's list of outdoor activities seemed like a good way to both spend time outdoors and give back to nature.

A newly constructed 1.25-mile section of the DuPage River Trail that connects Whalon Lake preserve in Will County to Greene Valley Forest Preserve in DuPage County is now open.

Follow these rules to protect your pup and the preserves.

Highlights include bond repayment and a well-funded retiree health insurance fund.

We're proud to have launched Today's Bird, a Twitter account dedicated to the amazing bird photos from across Will County.

We have an urgent plea for everyone: Please properly dispose of fishing line.

Forest Preserve Volunteer Andrea Pletzke is so grateful that the District is saving open space for everyone to enjoy.

This email blast will keep you up to date on upcoming programs and events.

A donation by Chevron Environmental Management Co. will be used to plant trees at Forest Preserve access areas.

Pick up trash, help remove invasive species or recycle your bicycle during Earth Day week activities.

The bird was injured when it became tangled in discarded fishing line at McKinley Woods.

Training is required for those who want to participate in Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network activities this summer.

This new Facebook Group is aimed at making it easier for the public to share photos and videos of the amazing wildlife they come across in the preserves. 

The new bridge over Interstate 80 in New Lenox is up and running, and the old bridge has been removed just in time for the path’s 20th anniversary.