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    Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Cook County Forest Preserve District celebrates centennial with several projects

    The Forest Preserve District of Cook County plans to celebrate its centennial for the next three years, bringing new and renovated campgrounds and interactive online maps and apps to county residents.
    The Forest Preserve District of Cook County plans to celebrate its centennial for the next three years, bringing new and renovated campgrounds and interactive online maps and apps to county residents. The projects, which also include a new logo, updated...

    Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago Cultural Center, Illinois General Assembly, Cook County Government

    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. How to photograph coyotes (Go with experts, bring a backpack)

    As is so often the case with news photography, success in documenting the search for coyote pups was all about access. When I became curious about coyotes last fall, I called Bob Bluett, Wildlife Diversity Coordinator for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, who in turn gave me the name of Wildlife Biologist Chris Anchor. "If anybody can put you nose-to-nose with a coyote, it's him," Bluett said.
    As is so often the case with news photography, success in documenting the search for coyote pups was all about access. When I became curious about coyotes last fall, I called Bob Bluett, Wildlife Diversity Coordinator for the Illinois Department of...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Wildlife

    3. Apr 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Strange, smelly sign of spring

    Antsy for spring?
    Antsy for spring? Stop impatiently tapping your hiking boots. The first wildflowers of spring are out. Behold the skunk cabbage. It is one of the earliest and oddest. "It's not very attractive as far as flowers go," said Brian Winters, associate...

    Tags: Cabbage, Stranger Than Fiction, Wetlands, Science and Technology, Wildflowers

    4. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Body of missing Crestwood man found in Arrowhead Lake

    The body of a missing Crestwood man was found in his car yesterday in Arrowhead Lake in Palos Heights, authorities said.
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    The body of a missing Crestwood man was found in his car yesterday in Arrowhead Lake in Palos Heights, authorities said. The body was found this afternoon as a Honda Civic bearing the license plates of the missing man's car was pulled from the lake...

    Tags: Palos Heights, Personal Data Collection, Politics, Crestwood, Missing Persons

    5. Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Volunteers help to restore nature

    More than 70 volunteers helped the Oakton Community College ecology club with its forest-restoration efforts on March 23 on the Des Plaines campus.
    More than 70 volunteers helped the Oakton Community College ecology club with its forest-restoration efforts on March 23 on the Des Plaines campus. This was the second spring work day the club had sponsored, said President Jake Schmidt. All the...

    Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Ecosystems, Agriculture, Students, Teaching and Learning

    6. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Northbrook officials recommend removal of 'heritage tree' be allowed

    Northbrook's public works committee recommended cutting down a red oak "heritage tree" at a recent meeting.
    Northbrook's public works committee recommended cutting down a red oak "heritage tree" at a recent meeting. The tree, which is more than 150 years old, is considered for removal because it obstructs construction of a single-family house at 1300 Wendy...

    Tags: Scott Simpson, Forestry and Timber

    7. Mar 20, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  7. Honor system parking: Can it work?

    Change of Subject
    The Sun-Times reports that, starting Saturday, visitors to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe will be asked to pay $5 extra to park if they're not residents of Cook County -- so $25 for a passenger car instead of the......
    8. Feb 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Grassland bike trail raises some concerns among preservationists

    A system of expanding bike paths in the southwest suburbs is on schedule to make its way through the nearly 1,000-acre Orland Grassland later this year when the Cook County Forest Preserve District builds a looping trail in the grassland's perimeter.
    A system of expanding bike paths in the southwest suburbs is on schedule to make its way through the nearly 1,000-acre Orland Grassland later this year when the Cook County Forest Preserve District builds a looping trail in the grassland's perimeter....

    Tags: Wetlands, Renovation, Forestry and Timber

    9. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Village asks forest preserve district to consider impact of land buys

    After a land acquisition by the Cook County Forest Preserve District last year caught Orland Park officials by surprise, they're asking for more due diligence by the county next time a land purchase is in the works.
    After a land acquisition by the Cook County Forest Preserve District last year caught Orland Park officials by surprise, they're asking for more due diligence by the county next time a land purchase is in the works. Village officials say they were not...

    Tags: Orland Park, Forestry and Timber, Local Government

    10. Sep 13, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Police investigate if motorist found dead off I-57 is missing Kankakee-area man

    Authorities are trying to determine whether a man found dead in a pickup truck that had gone into a tree is a man reported missing after leaving his South Side job to head home to Kankakee  in August.
    Authorities are trying to determine whether a man found dead in a pickup truck that had gone into a tree is a man reported missing after leaving his South Side job to head home to Kankakee  in August. Richard Roberts, 47, of St. Michael's Drive in...

    Tags: Kankakee, Missing Persons, Bourbonnais

    11. Nov 21, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Thanksgiving relief a walk through the park

    Turkey? Check.
    Turkey? Check. Stuffing? Check. Brisk walk through the woods? Put that on your holiday list too. A hike in a peaceful forest preserve is a glorious Thanksgiving tradition, at least in our family. It gets you out of the kitchen. It gives you a...

    Tags: Fishing, Travel, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Thanksgiving, Lifestyle and Leisure

    12. Oct 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Color your world

    Above the Grove Portage Trail at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook, the canopy of trees was taxicab yellow. With the sun pouring down from above, the colors glowed.
    Tribune reporter
    Above the Grove Portage Trail at the River Trail Nature Center in Northbrook, the canopy of trees was taxicab yellow. With the sun pouring down from above, the colors glowed. Beneath them, we walkers gaped at the view, pointed our cameras and counted...

    Tags: Willow Springs, Jackson Park, Chicago Park District, Garfield Park, McHenry

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