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On February 20, Natalie McFaul and Andie Duffy presented a children’s program at the Lemont Library called Birds Can Fly, Why Can’t I? The focus was “5 Reasons Why Birds Can Fly.” After an interactive lesson with Andie accompanied by great slides from Natalie, the 10 participants, first- through third-graders and one four-year-old, made a paper bird that could flap its wings. Afterwards there were other activities: observing feathers with magnifiers, matching their “wingspan” to various birds’ spans, playing bird sounds on an Identiflier device, and finding familiar birds among picture cards. Natalie and Andie report that the group size […]

Forest Preserves Considered a Good Value by Residents Responses on a county-wide survey for the Forest Preserve District were collected from nearly 1,000 household residents in DuPage. Among these, 82% were favorable of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County with only 4% containing negative viewpoints. The remaining percent were neutral. The ratings for DuPage FP District came out much higher than the average state rating and were comparable to the nearby Lake County scores on a similar survey. Given that only 2% of a household’s property taxes contribute to the district, general opinion was that the preserves are a […]

On Valentine’s Day 2024, the board of the Chicago Park District approved a new name for the 3.1-acre expansion of the natural areas at Montrose Point, commonly known to date as “the old volleyball area,” adjacent to the Cliff Swallow nesting colony. In 2021, thanks to efforts led by Leslie Borns, this area was removed from recreational use and added to the natural areas. Moving forward, it will be officially known as The Monty and Rose Wildlife Habitat and signs will go up this year with the new name. This is a fitting tribute to Piping Plovers Monty and Rose […]