Articles filed under Cook County Forest Preserve District
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However you decide to approach birding hobby, take your time and pay attention
Apr 20, 2023 6:46 AM - What's my birding style? What's my favorite way to enjoy birds? These are questions we might ask ourselves as our engagement with the hobby grows.
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Birth of a Trail: The design, construction and final touches on Paul Douglas Preserve mountain biking course
Apr 23, 2023 7:35 AM - No prior mountain biking trail, rogue or otherwise, existed in the Paul Douglas Preserve before construction began. Volunteers began trail construction at Paul Douglas in July 2021, using common garden tools: Loppers, rakes, pole trimmers and shovels. -
Birth of a trail: Different agencies team up to choose site, survey and come up with plan for new biking trail
Apr 11, 2023 6:00 AM - In 2015, the Chicago Area Mountain Bikers initially approached the Forest Preserves of Cook County about a new trail. Both had different ideas about its location. -
Birth of a Trail: Chicago Area Mountain Bikers prove reliable to help get trails built in area preserves
Apr 4, 2023 6:00 AM - Seven years, 4,000 volunteer hours and $75,000 in private funding later, over 13 miles of single track mountain biking trail officially opened in the Paul Douglas Preserve in Hoffman Estates in October 2022. Another five miles will open in 2023. -
Some practical tips to keep pets safe during coyote mating season
Jan 28, 2023 4:53 PM - Owners of cats and small dogs are reminded to be more vigilant during coyote mating season. -
With legal battle over, Horizon Farm fully reopens to public
Jan 9, 2023 4:51 PM - A spacious forest preserve in Barrington Hills that once was the focus of a legal battle between its former owners and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County has fully reopened to the public, the agency announced. -
Horizon Farm now fully open for hiking, biking, equestrian use
Jan 6, 2023 11:27 AM - The Forest Preserves of Cook County has fully opened Horizon Farm preserve in Barrington Hills for public use, including the introduction of several official trails available for pedestrian, biking and equestrian use. -
Bike repair stations popping up around the suburbs
Nov 27, 2022 9:13 AM - With more electric vehicles purring along roadways, charging stations are key to widespread acceptance by skeptical motorists. Surprisingly, cyclists are already blessed with free "charging stations" scattered throughout the Chicago area. -
Community members come out for annual Bike the Ridge ride in Evanston
Nov 10, 2022 6:00 AM - While Mother Nature dazzled us with her fall palette, Chicago area biking boasted its own collage of recent activity with community rides, trail development and an e-bike tax credit proposal. -
Northwest suburban referendum roundup
Nov 9, 2022 1:13 AM - Voters in Barrington approved a ballot measure giving the village home rule authority, while those in Des Plaines roundly rejected a request to remove term limits for most elected officials.
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