Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Join Friends this Saturday for a walk around the trail at Willowbrook Forest Preserve and a visit to the DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center to see wildlife rehabilitation and learn more about local conservation. Please register to let us know to expect you: https://lnkd.in/gBbC6iH6

Duck Race 2026 is coming to Fullersburg Woods the morning of August 1. Purchase a rubber duck for your chance to win $500! One duck for $15 five ducks for $60 ten ducks for $100 Join us to watch the ducks race along the newly restored Salt Creek at Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve. Proceeds will help protect native plants and animals and restore habitats in DuPage forest preserves.   Prizes First-Place Prize • $500 Cash Prize Second-Place Prize • Blanding's Turtle Plush, Adoption Certificate, and Naming Opportunity ($100 Value) Third-Place Prize • Forest Preserve Swag ($50 Value)   https://lnkd.in/gAyKCkFF

Happy Earth Day. Thank you to the people in our community who make every day Earth Day by caring for our local forest preserves. May we all take time to delight in the precious beauty of our shared home. 🌎 https://lnkd.in/dU5rynxA

We got a text yesterday from the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and thought you might be interested in this upcoming free event at Waterfall Glen to learn about a fascinating bird. DuPage Forest: Walk with an environmental interpreter as we search for the amazing mating displays of the American Woodcock. Learn about the mysterious lives these birds lead and witness first hand as woodcocks dance about the sky. This pop-up program begins promptly at 7 p.m. and includes an 0.5 mile walk on a crushed limestone trail. Friday, April 10 from 7 to 8 p.m. Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve Lemont Rd. parking lot Free, no registration Details https://t.zipe.us/HXjPW

This Saturday at 9 a.m., Friends will be walking together at Meacham Grove Forest Preserve. Learn more about Meacham Grove at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's website: https://lnkd.in/g3NP8cwd. Register to join our walk on meetup: https://lnkd.in/gUcDpyQ6

A few moments from the DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center at Willowbrook Forest Preserve this morning.

Shop in person for over 170 different types of native flowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees and get tips and recommendations from plant experts at the upcoming Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Native Plant Sale. Admission to the sale is free May 15 and 16. A ticket is required to shop on May 14 and ticket sales begin April 1 at 8 a.m. New Location: DuPage County Fairgrounds. https://lnkd.in/d87BvK2C

Look around! Healthy habitat is important for year round inhabitants (like these white tailed deer) and species who pass through our region on their migration journeys (250+ species of birds migrate through northern Illinois each spring). We gain appreciation for protected and improved ecosystems when we observe the animals that these habitats support. Which wildlife are you observing in your neck of the woods? Does it ever seem as though they’re watching you too?

Later sunset time means there’s time to reconnect to your true nature outdoors after school or work at a DuPage Forest preserve.

Today is the Spring Equinox! Animals like spring peepers and red-winged blackbirds have mating calls that seem to herald the changing of the seasons. What signs of spring are you noticing? Our next sunset hike is tomorrow, an opportunity to connect with people who love nature as much as you do at Blackwell Forest Preserve. More information and registration here: https://lnkd.in/gpARcu4d