Check out the hot winter sale on some cool Forest Preserve merch

The Forest Preserve District is having a winter sale on its cool line of adult and youth T-shirts so you can refresh your wardrobe in time for warmer temperatures this spring.
Just click on over to the online OutsiderThreads.com store to order. Through Feb. 28, you can buy one shirt, get one 50% off with promo code BOGO50. The discount is applied to the lowest cost items or items in your cart.
Proceeds from all merchandise sales benefit The Nature Foundation of Will County, which funds conservation, restoration and nature education programs in the Forest Preserve District.
There are plenty of tees to choose from with punny nature-themed sayings and images. The newest designs include:
- "I’m a Delight" unisex T-shirt with a picture of an opossum.
- A "Get Your Bass in the Boat" hoodie with a picture of an angler hooking a big bass.
- A "Feeling Foxy" unisex T-shirt with a fox adorning it.
A new unisex shirt is now on sale for those who are participating in the District’s 2025 Be a Trailblazer outdoor challenge. The winter session ends March 1, but there are three more seasonal sessions to come so there is plenty of time to join.
Download the free Goosechase app to your smartphone, search for the Be a Trailblazer challenge and tackle some missions. More than $10,000 in prizes will be awarded randomly to participants.
For those who are looking for T-shirts that reflect their gardening passion, check out the shirts that say, “Sometimes I wet my plants,” “My milkweed brings butterflies to the yard” or “I like to play in the dirt."
Nature lovers will appreciate shirts that feature clever sayings and nature puns with pictures of an otter, a pelican, a bald eagle, a woodpecker, a crappie, a hummingbird, a raccoon, a cicada and a beaver.
Or check out the shirts that say, “I’m a fun guy,” with a mushroom, “Feed the birds,” featuring a cardinal and a woodpecker, and “Let’s hang out” with an upside-down bat for youths and toddlers.
The apparel line includes adult and kid sizes and T-shirts, sweatshirts and tank top options. There's even onesies and bibs for the youngest of nature enthusiasts.
OutsiderThreads.com also includes hats, a coffee mug, magnets and a water bottle.