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Volunteer Morning: Lake Chaminwood Preserve

5/22/2025 9:00 AM

Get some fresh air and exercise while helping to make a difference in your community by attending one or more of the Forest Preserve’s volunteer mornings.

First Time Fishing

5/23/2025 5:30 PM

Learn rod-and-reel fishing basics, safety and ethics plus try some shoreline fishing for yourself in this program for beginners. 

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Tick safety 101: How to protect yourself outdoors

5/20/2025

If you spend a lot of time outdoors, you need to be aware of ticks and how to help prevent tick bites ad tick-borne illnesses.

Quiz: Test your knowledge on the crafty killdeer

5/20/2025

Can you ace these 10 questions?

Quiz: Test your spiny softshell turtle knowledge

5/13/2025

Find out on this 10-question quiz.