New Preserve History Signs
Six new trailside educational signs have been installed at Van Patten Woods (the first Lake County Forest Preserve), Captain Daniel Wright Woods, Grant Woods, Greenbelt, Independence Grove, and Lakewood Forest Preserve. Each panel tells the history and significance of the Preserve in which it is located. Panel highlights include information about the site's notable natural features, facts about previous owners and the land's past use, and details about how it came to be a Forest Preserve.
New panels will be added each year.
Traveling Exhibition
Our event trailer features interactive exhibits and informative panels about the history of the Lake County Forest Preserve District. It will be traveling around the county in celebration of our 50th anniversary and is scheduled to be at library programs and fall festivals.
Click here for the schedule in your area.
To book the trailer for your community event,
please call 847-968-3326.
Hike Lake County
50 Miles for 50 Years.Take our anniversary challenge and hike, bike or horseback ride 50 miles of Forest Preserve trails by November 30, 2008 to earn a special fitness reward.