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DBC Book Club to Read A Season on the Wind
The DBC Book Club’s next read is Kenn Kaufman’s fascinating account of the science and magic of spring migration and its many perils as it is experienced at one key location familiar to many of us-the shores of Lake Erie in northwestern Ohio at the famed Magee Marsh and environs. This site attracts birders from all over the globe to witness close encounters with a stunning variety of colorful spring migrants. It also has become the site of one of the biggest birding festivals in the world. This is a timely read as spring migration approaches. The next book club […]
Outreach Team Connects with the Community
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 […]
News from the DuPage Forest Preserve
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 […]