Read the latest blog story from the Forest Preserve District, and connect to nature in DuPage.
March 26, 2026
How District Staff Use Technology to Plan Fires That Spark Habitat Restoration
As flames bound across a field in a DuPage County forest preserve, District staff standby with calm confidence. This is fire with intent. And it’s been planned for months, if not...
February 25, 2026
Discovering New Species With the Volunteer Fungus Monitoring Program
Fungi grow in many shapes, sizes, and colors. They can be found under logs, on trees, or pretty much right out in the open. Though ubiquitous, fungi are some of the least studied...
February 11, 2026
Long-term couples know some of the biggest relationship stressors can be found in the day-to-day activities of life. Checking off items on the to-do list can feel overwhelming and...
January 22, 2026
Preserving a Century-Old Wall: Restoration Continues at Mayslake Hall
Sometimes a small repair morphs into an extended project. This is especially true when dealing with a century-old home like Mayslake Hall, part of the Mayslake Peabody Estate at...
December 1, 2025
Volunteer Quietly Leads for Nature in DuPage
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
The Forest Preserve District is honored to have dedicated volunteers who serve our agency in many ways. That’s why this National Volunteer Week from April 20 – 26, we are...
December 1, 2025
How Mother Nature's Mentor Inspired My Scout Project and Much More
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
In this guest post, Amelia Votava reflects about how Judy Grey, a volunteer steward with the Forest Preserve District, not only helped to mentor her understanding about a...
November 26, 2025
How the Outdoors Ignited Health and Devotion
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
November 19, 2025
The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is participating in a new community solar program called Illinois Shines that’s increasing the use of renewable energy while lowering...
November 14, 2025
In early June 2025, Forest Preserve District staff with the Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship program huddled around a remote forest preserve picnic table. On the...
August 11, 2025
Whether you’re new to hiking, looking to participate in next month's Take a Hike! Challenge, or a regular walker on DuPage forest preserve’s 175 miles of trails, there are at...
July 28, 2025
How to Protect Yourself from Ticks this Summer
We need to talk. It’s going to be awkward, but it’s best for everyone if we just put it out there: ticks are all around you.
July 21, 2025
Gray catbirds live up to their name.
When one is caught — even safely by a trained professional — it will squirm, trilling and chirping in a way that’s only a stone’s throw from a...
July 14, 2025
Re-Seeding Natives and Receding Invasives
On one of the first warm days of spring, Natural Resources senior maintenance tech Tanya Ziobrowski stood in Glasshagel Prairie at Timber Ridge Forest Preserve in West Chicago....
June 23, 2025
In many ways, each forest preserve across DuPage County reflects a different chapter in American history. Around the turn of the 20th century, Kline Creek Farm ushered in the...
September 17, 2024
DuPage Forest Preserves Are Safe Places Preserved for You!
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
DuPage County forest preserves are not only beautiful places preserved for you but also safe places thanks to the dedicated officers of the Forest Preserve District’s police force.
February 2, 2023
Valentine’s Day and Courtship on an 1890s Farm
Valentine's Day had already gained popularity with American school children by the early 1880s, and many of the traditions from the time we still hold true today.
November 17, 2022
Candy confections were a sweet part of historic holiday farm life. In 1895, both the Sears and Roebuck Co. and Montgomery Ward Co. catalogs had candy departments where families...
August 8, 2022
Honeybees are arguably the most well-known pollinator, but did you know that honeybees are not even native to North America? Apis mellifera, the domesticated European honey bee,...
August 1, 2022
Hidden History of the East Farm Barn
Looking at the east side of St. James Farm today, visitors might not fully appreciate the transformation it has gone through over the years. Let’s turn back the clock to the early...
