DuPage Forest Blog

November 8, 2017

A Walk in the Woods with Our Four-Legged Friends

Jason Halm

Strolling through a forest preserve is great; walking with a best friend through a forest preserve is the best. I have a few best friends, but when I want to walk alone but not...

October 24, 2017

Fall in Love with Fall in Our Preserves

Jason Halm

Fall in DuPage County kicks off with the goldenrod bloom in September, and it’s the first sign that 90-degree days are coming to an end, in a predestined nod to the tipping planet.

September 15, 2017

Take 5 and Get Happy

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Whether broadcast on cable news, shared on Facebook, or printed in the Conservationist, the word is spreading. Spending time outside — even five minutes — is good for you....