July 21, 2022
Artist Inspired by Danada Horses
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Volunteering at Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton the last six years has been a blessing for Deb Yatka.
Catching Nature
Read about people who catch nature in DuPage forest preserves.
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June 21, 2022
Birding, Volunteering Connect Woman to Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Nancy Allured has been a DuPage Forest Preserve District volunteer since 2003, first at the native plant nursery at Blackwell Forest Preserve, then bird monitoring at Timber Ridge...
March 31, 2022
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Erika Hoffmann has developed quite a bond with Austin, a mustang at Danada Equestrian Center, since she started volunteering in 2021.
March 8, 2022
Woman Pursues Passion for Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Stephanie Scurtu lives in DuPage County with her husband, Brian, their corn snakes Jimmy and Timmy, and their rats Teddy and Phoebe.
August 31, 2021
Artist Paints His Vision of Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
After working for 45 years as an architect, Ratindra Das took up painting in retirement. He’s now a nationally known artist, educator and juror who travels the world leading...
August 10, 2021
Man Finds Peace Among Horses, Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
When Lazaro Lara is struggling with something — be it his physical, emotional, psychological health or even social well-being, working with the Danada horses as a volunteer is his...
April 22, 2021
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
When Cindy Crosby and her husband first moved to DuPage County in 1998, she was afraid there wouldn’t be much in the way of natural areas in the suburbs. To her delight, she...
April 6, 2021
Volunteer Forges Connection to Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Jim Fousek is a volunteer trades interpreter at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago. He has been blacksmithing for a little over 20 years, first with the Lisle Heritage Society and...
February 9, 2021
Woman Cultivates Connection to Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Marian Pezdek has loved gardening ever since she was a little girl planting alongside her mother in her gardens.
October 20, 2020
Man Finds True Calling in Nature
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Denis Kania graduated from college with a degree in computer science and worked in applications development for more than 20 years. By then, he had grown tired of the corporate...