Prescription Burns Breathe Life into Forest

Unlike a wildfire, a prescription burn is a deliberately set, controlled, natural-resource-management tool used by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County to restore native prairies, wetlands and woodlands.

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Hit the Trail

Enjoy the season’s short-lived color displays by hitting the trail in a DuPage County forest preserve.

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Danada Equestrian Center Hosting the Annual Fall Festival

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's Danada Equestrian Center on Naperville Road in Wheaton is host to the annual Danada Fall Festival each year in October.

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Partnership to Save Migrant Birds

The Chicago Bird Collision Monitors is a grass-roots volunteer group committed to saving migrant birds. The group has partnered with the District’s Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn to rehabilitate injured birds.

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Forest Preserve District Brings Big Fish
to the DuPage County Fair

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County joined the 2008 DuPage County Fair this year, from Wednesday, July 23 through Sunday, July 27. The District’s exhibit, “Aquatic DuPage,” a 4,000-gallon aquarium took a closer look at some of the species of fish found in DuPage.

Willowbrook Welcomes Sandhill Cranes

Willowbrook Wildlife Center introduces two state-endangered sandhill cranes to their new home and habitat.

Leave No Child Inside

The District asks you to "Leave No Child Inside" as part of a nation-wide campaign to connect children with nature.

Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve

Take a virtual tour of this preserve's wildlife – including the many state-threatened and endangered species greatly in need of conservation...

Ask a Naturalist: Jack MacRae

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Naturalist Jack MacRae answers some frequently-asked-questions about the mastodon...

Mastodon Camp!

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County partnered with The Field Museum to work together to unearth an American mastodon...

A Great Discovery - The American Mastodon

In 2005, fossilized mastodon remains were discovered in Pratt's Wayne Woods Forest Preserve...

DuPage Forest Preserves: Right at Your Feet

Created to bring added awareness to the long-standing, easy-to-find conservational, educational and recreational activities that await in DuPage County...

One Mission: Conservation, Education & Recreation

Since 1915, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has served the people of DuPage County through its mission to acquire and hold lands...

DuPage Forest Preserves: Beauty Abounds

Natural areas preserve habitat for all things wild. From the monarch butterfly to the purple milkweed, all species - some threatened, and some yet endangered...