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Native Plant Sale May 11 & 12

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Rent a Shelter for Your Next Event

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Preserve Highlights

Marvelocity: The Art of Alex Ross opens March 9

The work of legendary comic book artist, Alex Ross, is coming to the Dunn Museum in Libertyville.
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Winter Recreation

Cold weather brings winter fun in your forest preserves.
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Check Status of Trails and Preserves

Before heading out, check the current status of trail underpasses. Also find construction alerts, preserve...

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Spring 2019 Horizons Magazine...

Check out our newest issue of Horizons, with news, education programs, events and more.

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Thank you to ComEd, our 2018...

ComEd’s $20,000 grant allowed the Forest Preserves to hire an additional staff member in our education department...

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Winter Snow and Ice Removal...

Staff will be performing adjustments this coming winter to reduce the amount of road salt applied during snow and ice re

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Most preserves are open 6:30 am—sunset, daily. Today’s sunset time is 5:29 PM

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EVENTS

Feb

Restoration Workday: Ela Prairie (Cuba Marsh)

February 19, 2019 (01:00 PM - 03:00 PM)
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Time:01:00 PM - 03:00 PM

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves!

Feb

Tinkering Through Time: Discovering Dinosaurs

February 20, 2019 (03:30 PM - 04:30 PM)
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Time:03:30 PM - 04:30 PM

Test your paleontology skills by examining fossils and casts and learning about a variety of dinosaurs that lived in our area.

Feb

Restoration Workday: Old School

February 21, 2019 (09:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
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Time:09:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Grab some work gloves, help restore the environment, and get a behind-the-scenes look at your preserves!

Feb

Behind the Scenes Tour

February 21, 2019 (06:00 PM - 07:30 PM)
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Time:06:00 PM - 07:30 PM

Take a rare peek at our collections care and storage facility. Guided by our collections staff, experience an in-depth tour focused on unique objects in our collection.

Feb

Lunchtime Tours: African American History Makers

February 22, 2019 (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)
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Time:12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Location: Bess Bower Dunn Museum, Libertyville, IL -60048

Learn about African American historymakers from Lake County such as Amos Bennett, the first African American settler, the Golden Thirteen Navy divers, and James Brister, the first African American dentist in Lake County.

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