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Jun 14, 2024 12:20 PM
The Lake County Forest Preserves has received more than $2 million in grants over the past 13 years from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation.
May 31, 2024 11:01 AM
Check out our newest issue of Horizons, with news, education programs, events and more.
May 10, 2024 01:12 PM
Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda, the county’s largest forest preserve spanning 2,835 acres, is undergoing a transformation as the initial phase of a comprehensive master plan is underway.
Mar 25, 2024 08:44 AM
College of Lake County (CLC) and the Lake County Forest Preserves have joined in a partnership to revitalize the Green Youth Farm, renamed Greenbelt Farm.
Mar 04, 2024 10:10 AM
Check out our newest issue of Horizons, with news, education programs, events and more.
Mar 01, 2024 08:01 AM
The Lake County Forest Preserves has adopted cutting-edge technology designed to enhance communication and accessibility for visitors to their website.
Liz Rose Fisher
Feb 12, 2024 03:27 PM
For more than four decades, educators and volunteers at the Lake County Forest Preserves have led wildly popular Maple Syrup Hikes at Ryerson Conservation Area in Riverwoods.
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