Forest Preserve’s Take It Outside Challenge – Spring Fling Kicks-Off
Spring Fling, the next seasonal session in the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s 2024 Take It Outside Challenge, begins April 14 and runs through June 15. If you didn’t join the 1,200 people who participated in the Take It Outside Challenge in 2023 or the 800 competitors for the Winter Workout session in early…
Migration Celebration, Bird Photo Contest Highlight Forest Preserve’s May Programs
Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of April 29. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org. Migration Celebration at Four Rivers, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesdays-Saturdays, plus noon-4 p.m., on Sundays, May 1-31, Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, Channahon: Enjoy this monthlong celebration of migratory birds. Festivities…
Celebrate Earth Day Month at Forest Preserve Programs
Earth Day is almost here, and the Forest Preserve District of Will County has many ways residents can pay tribute to Mother Earth in April. Here are some of the things you can do to clean up, recycle, and up-cycle: Fishing for Trash, from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, April 6 –…
Forest Preserve Offers First Time Fishing, History Programs
Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the weeks of April 15 and April 22. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org. Riverview Farmstead Tour, including two 90-minute sessions, at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., on Saturday, April 20, at Riverview Farmstead Preserve, Naperville: A naturalist will share…
Stock-up on Native Species at The Nature Foundation’s Online Plant Sale
The Nature Foundation of Will County’s annual online native plant sale begins at 9 a.m. April 6 and runs through 4 p.m. April 27. The spring sale will focus on pollinators and feature a variety of monarch butterfly, hummingbird, and bee favorites. The Bringing Nature Home Native Plant Sale list is on the Foundation’s website…
Forest Preserve Programs Celebrate Sounds, Sights of Spring
Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of April 8. Online program registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org. Nature Play Day After Hours – Spot the Salamander, from 6-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, Plum Creek Nature Center, Crete Township: The April session of this nature-themed program…
Forest Preserve Sites Hosting Solar Eclipse Viewing Parties
If you want to find a nice spot outdoors to watch the April 8 solar eclipse, the Forest Preserve District is offering three viewing parties. Solar-bration: Solar Eclipse Viewing Parties are scheduled from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve in Crete Township, Hickory Creek Preserve – LaPorte Road Access in Mokena, and Whalon Lake…
Forest Preserve District of Will County News Headlines
Here are the latest headlines from the Forest Preserve District of Will County… Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve access road in Crete Township to close March 25 for culvert replacement project: The access road for Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve and Plum Creek Nature Center is scheduled to be closed for a culvert replacement project starting Monday,…
Fish for Trash or Trout at Forest Preserve Programs
Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of April 1. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org. Planting Natives in the Spring, from 6 – 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 5, Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, Channahon: Learn which plants are best to plant in the spring…
Forest Preserve Hosts Series of ‘Where the Wildflowers Are’ Hikes
This spring, the Forest Preserve District of Will County will host a series of “Where the Wildflowers Are” hikes at multiple locations, to showcase the bounty of beautiful flowers that bloom in the preserves. Scheduling the wildflower walks as a series this year is new. “It makes sense for us to group similar programs across…
I&M Canal State Trail, Lake Chaminwood Loop Trail Sections to Close for Trail Connection Project
Sections of the I&M Canal State Trail and the Lake Chaminwood Preserve Loop Trail in Channahon are scheduled to be closed from March 25 to June 30 for a Forest Preserve District of Will County trail connection project. A three-mile portion of the I&M Canal State Trail will be closed from the I-55 frontage road…
Forest Preserve Programs Highlight Farm Life, History of Corn, Women in Nature
Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of March 18. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org. Armchair Historians – Riverview Farmstead, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, Isle a la Cache Museum, Romeoville: Through pictures and artifacts, an interpretive naturalist will share the stories of…
Will County Forest Preserve Active Eagle Nests Climb to Four
A fourth active eagle nest has been detected in the Forest Preserve District of Will County this winter, one more than in previous years, and all four have nesting eagle pairs incubating eggs. “This is the first time we’ve had four active nests actually on preserve property,” said Joel Craig, a Will County Audubon member,…
Forest Preserve Hosts Trail Cleanup, Maple Syrup Event, St. Paw-trick’s Day Dog Program
Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of March 11. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org. Nature Play Day After Hours – Maple Syrup, from 6-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 12, Plum Creek Nature Center, Crete Township: Toddlers and their parents will learn about the magic…
Cruise the County with Forest Preserve’s Springtime Biking Challenge
The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s 2024 Cruise the County biking challenge is underway. Participants are being challenged to ride four designated trails from March 1 through May 31, record the routes on a smartphone fitness app, and submit proof to the Forest Preserve’s website, via an online submission page at ReconnectWithNature.org. Those who…
‘Raising Riverview’ Exhibit Explores Will County’s Farm Roots
The new exhibit that opened Friday, March 1, at Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville will take visitors back in time to Will County’s agricultural roots and early Wheatland Township settlers. The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s “Raising Riverview” Riverview Farmstead Exhibit runs through Friday, May 31. “This exhibit highlights one of our…
Forest Preserve Programs Feature Campfire Songs, Bird Hikes, Wildflower Walks
Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of March 4. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org. Campfire Sing-along and Hike, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, March 8, Messenger Woods Nature Preserve, Homer Glen: Explore the sights and sounds of Messenger Woods at night, while hiking along…
