Preserved for You
Thank You for Voting to Support Open Spaces!
Thank you, DuPage County! With your support, we’re excited to have the resources needed to protect, enhance and expand the natural areas you love, safeguard vital wildlife habitats, and create safe, enriching outdoor experiences for everyone. We look forward to putting these resources to work for a greener, healthier future — stay tuned!
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DuPage Forest Preserves are Preserved for You!
No matter where you are in DuPage, you're no more than 10 minutes away from clean air, clean water, healthy habitat, thriving wildlife, and a place to clear your mind.
Coyote Sightings Increase in Fall
Young start to leave their parents’ homes in search of their own territories.
Tractor-Drawn Wagon Ride
Saturday and Sundays Through Nov. 17
1 –3 p.m.
Danada Equestrian Center, Wheaton
Enjoy a 30-minute ride while learning about the forest preserve’s history and natural areas.
Tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Get Involved
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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Miles of Trails
Forest Preserves
Annual Visitors