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Stay informed about your Lake County Forest Preserves by reading the latest news items below.

Media Inquiries

Our Public Affairs division is happy to assist journalists and photo editors with stories, fact checks, photo requests, preserve tours and interviews with our experts. Members of the media may also subscribe to receive our news releases and photo opportunities via email.

Kim Mikus Croke, Media & Community Relations Specialist, office 847-968-3202, cell 224-244-0583, email


 

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Blogs

We host two blogs, written by our professional staff, to help you learn about Lake County Nature and Lake County History.

 
 
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Youth Conservation Corps Program Gains Financial Support

The Lake County Forest Preserves recently received two donations to support YCC, a program that provides jobs and environmental education to high school and college students interested in maintaining the forest preserves.

 
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Spring/Summer 2022 Horizons Magazine

Check out our newest issue of Horizons, with news, education programs, events and more.

 
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Jun 08, 2022 12:35 PM

Construction Begins on Net-Zero Energy Building

Construction started this week on the first phase of a new environmental education facility that aims to achieve net-zero energy.

 
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Lake County Forest Preserves Earns International Financial Reporting Award

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Lake County Forest Preserves.

 
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May 25, 2022 02:09 PM

Bison Safely Captured from Lakewood Forest Preserve

A 1,300-pound bison that escaped from a Wauconda farm late last year was safely and humanely removed early Wednesday morning from Lakewood Forest Preserve in early April.

 
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May 16, 2022 11:56 AM

Protocols Put in Place to Protect Turtles

Ecologists from the Lake County Forest Preserves are working with expert veterinarians to monitor Blanding's turtles in this area and develop protocols in attempt to keep them safe from a fungus recently detected within the population in Lake County.

 
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Exciting Things Are Happening at Ryerson Woods

Construction has begun on a new net-zero energy building at Ryerson Woods.

 
 
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