Be a Trailblazer this winter

Get out on the trails and enjoy nature while completing missions for chances to win some really cool prizes

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WHERE TO GO

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Smokey Bear and Willy Woodchuck Meet and Greet

January 19

Why We Burn

January 30

Wild Child on the Road: Raccoon Grove

January 31

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IN THE NEWS

Smokey Bear paintings to be displayed at four Forest Preserve visitor centers

"Smokey Bear: The Rudy Wendelin Collection" exhibit will run from Friday, Jan. 17, through Sunday, March 2, at four Forest Preserve visitor centers. The artworks depict the popular U.S. Forest Service symbol and are reproductions of original Smokey Bear paintings that were created from 1977 to 1995.

Myth buster: No two snowflakes are alike? Very likely, but it's hard to prove

Every snowflake is unique, or at least as best as we can figure out. It's probably true that no two snowflakes are alike, but the sheer number of snowflakes makes it virtually impossible to determine with certainty.

Five fast about trumpeter swans, our largest waterfowl species

Get to know the trumpeter swan, the largest waterfowl species in the world.