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See how our crews clear parking lots and prepare the preserves for visitors, including grooming trails for cross-country skiers when conditions allow.
See how birds, mammals, and even insects adapt to Illinois’ toughest season through migration, diet changes, and hibernation.
Discover the top preserves for peaceful winter walks, from quiet woodland paths to wide-open scenic loops.
At Home With Nature House Tour
Weekdays, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. • Saturdays, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Mayslake Peabody Estate, Oak Brook
Stop by and learn the surprising history of Mayslake Hall, the 1921 Tudor Revival home of F.S. Peabody and a remarkable architectural landmark surounded by nature for more than a century.
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Volunteer
Share your time and talents to help restore habitats, care for wildlife, and host recreational and cultural programs by joining our corps of individual and group volunteers.
Be Our Friend
Your generosity sustains DuPage forest preserves and inspires the work we do to make them extraordinary places to visit.
Become a Community Partner
Partner with the nonprofit Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County to help connect people to nature.
Who We Are
To acquire and hold lands for the purpose of preserving the flora, fauna and scenic beauty for the education, pleasure and recreation of DuPage County citizens
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