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She found her passion and her calling in the Forest Preserves

December 27, 2017June 15, 2018 by Foundation staff Comment is Closed

Bria Foster As a 10 year old, Bria Foster found her passion for the outdoors through the Fishin’ Buddies program at Beaubien Woods on Chicago’s Far South Side. There she learned about the Forest Preserves of Cook County, the joys of nature and the importance of conservation. Then as a high school student, she became […]

5 reasons this season to give a gift that gives back

December 17, 2017December 18, 2017 by Foundation staff Comment is Closed

Ted Stone Forest Preserve on a sunny October day in 2017. As we count down to midnight on Dec. 31 and 2017 comes to an end, we are happy to savor the good memories as we look ahead. This is a time for us to reflect on the ways the Forest Preserve Foundation has had […]

Wes Serafin, a birder who did so much for the Preserves

December 11, 2017December 18, 2017 by Cassandra West Comment is Closed

Birders are a close-knit community. They travel in their own flocks, binoculars and cameras around their necks, traipsing across prairies and through woods, looking to spot an elusive scarlet tanager or indigo bunting or rose-breasted grosbeak. They develop deep bonds around their shared affection for the feathered species. Among Chicago’s birding community, one birder soared […]

“Rose” sculpture blooms at the corner of Art and Nature

November 17, 2017December 4, 2017 by Foundation staff Comment is Closed

“Rose” sculpture at Forest Preserves of Cook County headquarters in River Forest. Thanks to the support of the Forest Preserve Foundation and CSX Transportation, there’s something new near the corner of Lake Street and Harlem Avenue in River Forest. It is a sculpture called “Rose.” Oak Park River and Forest High School students worked throughout […]

In the season of Thanksgiving: The gift of nature

November 15, 2017November 21, 2017 by Foundation staff Comment is Closed

I’m looking forward to Thanksgiving, because it provides a long weekend to spend time with family laughing, eating and playing outside. We go out of town and stay at the same hotel every year. The hotel’s location is perfect, because it is across the street from a large park that includes museums and the city’s […]

Four ways to #OptOutside in the Preserves during Thanksgiving weekend

November 15, 2017November 15, 2017 by Foundation staff Comment is Closed

#OptOutside this Thanksgiving weekend REI just released a report reminding us what we are seeing in our daily lives. The average American spends 95 percent of their life indoors. We are sitting too much. We are looking at screens instead of trees. We do not have moments to be bored and to daydream. We know […]

Foundation makes grants totaling $100,000

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 by Cassandra West Comment is Closed

Conservation Corps crew members work on Preserves restoration. Cranberry Slough Nature Preserve is the Forest Preserves’ top ecological priority. The Forest Preserve Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded the following grants in three program areas—Conservation Corps, Restoration and Volunteer Recognition: Forest Preserve Experience/Conservation Corps ($50,000) This is a five-week summer jobs program […]

Foundation Friendraiser, Conservation Corps interns raise awareness

November 6, 2017December 7, 2017 by Cassandra West Comment is Closed

Lance Williams, Bria Foster, Luis Cabrales Conservation Corps veterans share their stories from the field “When people come on the trails and see us working and thank us for our hard work, that means the most to me.” —Bria Foster The Foundation held its second Friendraiser of 2017 on Nov. 2 at JP Morgan Chase […]

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Family pays tribute to a Chicago couple who loved the forest preserves

September 25, 2017November 21, 2017 by Cassandra West Comment is Closed

Bike ride participants gather at “The Bench” before the taking off to the Chicago Botanic Gardens. Family pays tribute to a Chicago couple who loved   the forest preserves Dave Simmons loves biking, especially through the forest preserves. The president of Friends of Cycling in Elk Grove grew up near the North Branch Trail and Thaddeus […]

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Video: Get to know the Forest Preserve Foundation

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 by Cassandra West Comment is Closed

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