Catching Nature

September 9, 2020

Man Hikes, Bikes and Photographs Nature

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Ryan Kadolph has trekked countless miles through DuPage forest preserves on his bicycle. But that’s not the only way he enjoys nature and the preserves. He’s also into...

August 26, 2020

Man's Love of Nature Started with Scouting

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Zach Ewoldt first discovered DuPage forest preserves as a Cub Scout, but he’s been surrounded by them his whole life.

August 11, 2020

Woman Finds Refuge in Nature

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Anna TestoneRetired Teacher Turns Birder

I am a retired teacher. I have 2 daughters and 3 amazing grandchildren that I try to inspire to get out in nature. I like to bike, run,...

July 30, 2020

Hobby Photographer Turns Citizen Naturalist

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Meet Dori Wagner Eldridge, a Naperville woman who loves photographing and learning about the world around her. She's also a wife and proud mother to two teenagers — a son in...

July 14, 2020

Man Turns to Nature for Herpetology

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Joey CavataioOld-School Natural Historian

I work as a food scientist, but deep down I’m an old-school natural historian and serious student of herpetology.

July 2, 2020

Man Loves Exploring the Preserves

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Greg ProngerNature Explorer

I married my childhood sweetheart, Deb, and we settled down in Naperville in 1984 and raised a family of six kids (2 boys, 4 girls). We now have 7...

November 25, 2019

Nature Through His Lens

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

If you follow the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County on social media or spend much time on dupageforest.org, you’ve probably seen nature through his lens. Local hobby...

November 15, 2019

Woodridge Man Has Eagle Eye to the Sky

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Jeff Smith braves howling winds and brutal cold to scour the skies for migrating hawks from atop the Greene Valley scenic overlook, and he wouldn't have it any other way.

August 21, 2019

Couple Delivers on Connecting to Nature

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Their neighbors call them "the post office" because "neither snow nor rain nor heat” keep June Lincoln and her husband of 37 years, Chuck, from exercising in the DuPage forest...

July 24, 2019

Making a Home for Bluebirds

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Ron Olsen spends many hours at The Preserve at Oak Meadows golf course in the summer, but he doesn’t golf.