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Forest Preserve District Wins Finance Award
District's commitment to exemplary budgeting and transparency recognized
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Enter the Preserved for You summer photo contest through Sept. 2 for a chance to win prizes!
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Follow the "Olmec Trails" Through the Preserves
Visitors can see the iconic heads at four forest preserves
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Cops & Bobbers
Various dates and locations in June and July
Grab your pole and team up with police officers from the Forest Preserve District and local village departments, who will help you bait your hook and reel in your biggest catch! The event features prizes and light refreshments.
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Get Involved
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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.
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Be Our Friend
Your generosity sustains DuPage forest preserves and inspires the work we do to make them extraordinary places to visit.
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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
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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
Acres
Miles of Trails
Forest Preserves
Annual Visitors