News – DuPage County Forest Preserves

Scenic Overlook Opening April 8, 2017

The scenic overlook at Greene Valley Forest Preserve in Naperville opens on weekends starting May 6. See a soaring hawk, launch a model glider and see the Chicago skyline from 190 feet above the ground. The overlook will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Oct. 29, weather permitting, although Environmental Protection Agency activities may … Read more

Free Boat Safety Checks April 5, 2017

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will provide free boat safety inspections on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Silver Lake boat launch at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville. Certified, uniformed members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 37-25 will conduct the checks and provide boaters and visitors with information on safety, environmental responsibility, vessel … Read more

Trout Season Opens April 1, 2017

Trout season opens today, April 1st at three Forest Preserve District of DuPage County lakes: Grove Lake at Wood Dale Grove in Wood Dale, Silver Lake at Blackwell in Warrenville and Pickerel Lake at Pratt’s Wayne Woods in Wayne. In preparation the District has stocked Pickerel Lake with approximately 2,000 pounds of rainbow trout and Grove Lake with 1,000 pounds. … Read more

DuPage River Improvement March 28, 2017

The Forest Preserve District is moving forward with plans to improve the West Branch DuPage River through four forest preserves to create an ecologically healthy and more contiguous river corridor. Dubbed the West Branch DuPage River Corridor Habitat Improvement Project, plans call for creating a more contiguous habitat along the river through West DuPage Woods, Blackwell, Warrenville Grove and McDowell … Read more

Presale Orders Begin March 26, 2017

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County invites gardeners to get ready to go native by placing presale orders today through April 17 for its 10th annual Native Plant Sale. This year’s sale will be at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 West 31st Street in Oak Brook on Friday, May 12 from 11 a.m.–7 p.m. and Saturday, May 13 from 9 … Read more

New Trail Coming Soon March 21, 2017

A new 1-mile trail for hikers, bikers and horseback riders is being built through McCormick Woods on the north side of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Warrenville. The trail will connect a recently installed pedestrian bridge over Spring Brook Creek to an existing 2-mile looped trail, which circles around the equestrian facilities … Read more