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Wild Indigo gives two families a first-time camping experience

June 26, 2016June 19, 2017 by Cassandra West Comment is Closed

After everyone set up their tents for the night, there was still plenty of daylight left for tossing a Frisbee across the grassy field, squealing with delight at a peppered moth–or fear over the daddy long-legs–and getting a big pot of chili ready for dinner. It was a perfect day for enjoying everything the Forest […]

Chicago Teens Enjoy their First Camping Experience

October 3, 2015November 22, 2017 by Foundation staff Comment is Closed

Mujeres Latinas en Accion’s Proyecto Juventud teen youth program participated in its first program-wide overnight camping trip at Camp Sullivan in Oak Forest this summer. Supported by Forest Preserve Foundation grants, 49 teens and their mentors experienced the joys (and hardships) of camping, many for their first time – 78 percent of the teens had […]

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