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PARTNERS—AND FUNGI 1 Aug 2013 | 07:47 pm
By Forest Preserves of Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle I recently learned a little something about mycelia. Pronounced my-SEE-lee-ah, they’re the fine, stringy networks of fungus found in t...
TEE OFF FOR THE PRESERVES ON SEPTEMBER 12 1 Aug 2013 | 03:10 am
Conservation Cup Golf Outing Benefits Youth Programs Forest Preserves of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and legendary golfer Billy Casper will tee off the Second Annual Conservation Cu....
FOREST PRESERVE SHIFTS TO PROPANE 1 Aug 2013 | 02:58 am
New Mowers Use Cleaner, Greener, Less Expensive Fuel This July, as part of an ongoing effort to make its operations as green and economical as possible, the Forest Preserves of Cook County converted ...
FISHING: WATCH YOUR LINE 1 Aug 2013 | 02:11 am
Discarded fishing gear can trap wildlife, causing death or severe injuries to thousands of birds and mammals each year. If you fish or spend time on the Forest Preserves’ many waterways, remember to ...
TRY THIS! 1 Aug 2013 | 02:05 am
Get to know a hummingbird The tiny ruby-throated hummingbird has iridescent feathers, the male with a flashy red throat for attracting females. This magnificent bird can hover and even fly upside-dow...
BLUFF SPRING REVIVAL 2 Jul 2013 | 11:42 pm
How resculpting the landscape is expanding one of our rarest ecosystems From a gravel hill, visitors can look across Bluff Spring Fen to where the Forest Preserves of Cook County and several partn...
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT 2 Jul 2013 | 09:29 pm
The Orchid Pollinators Last week, Forest Preserves volunteer steward and orchid devotee Cathy Bloome went out to the Cook County site she visits each year to see whether the eastern prairie fringe...
WHIRLWIND TOUR OF CHICAGO’S FOREST PRESERVES LEAVES ME IN AWE 2 Jul 2013 | 08:40 pm
by Audrey Peterman In June, celebrated National Parks explorer, author and open space advocate Audrey Peterman toured the Forest Preserves of Cook County before giving the keynote address at our C...
DID YOU KNOW? 2 Jul 2013 | 01:52 am
Forest Preserves staff drop the water level in McGinnis Slough every summer. Drivers passing McGinnis Slough, a shallow, 300-acre body of water west of LaGrange / 96th Avenue and south of 131st in...
DID YOU KNOW? 1 Jun 2013 | 02:29 am
Bobolinks from Argentina fly 6,000 miles to start their families in Cook County. Every summer, several species of songbirds arrive in our largest open grasslands to nest. With a tendency to stay out...
