by Rose Kuntze | Jun 20, 2023 | News
DuPage County Animal Services will host a dog and cat microchipping event on June 24. The event is held in advance of the Fourth of July, when Animal Services often sees an increase in missing pets. The microchips – which are being supplied by 24Pet, the event sponsor...
by Rose Kuntze | Jun 13, 2023 | News
Forest Preserve Reporting at Your Fingertips – Have an emergency? Please call 911. To report a suspicious activity or public safety concern in a DuPage forest preserve, call the Forest Preserve District police at 630-933-7240. For non-emergency concerns, email...
by Rose Kuntze | Jun 13, 2023 | News
Susan Cain locked her car and went for an afternoon walk with her three Labrador retrievers in an off-leash area of the East Branch Forest Preserve near Glendale Heights. After about a 30-minute visit last week, Cain returned to the parking lot to find her...
by Rose Kuntze | Jun 9, 2023 | News
Grounds and natural resource management crews work out of a campus along Mack Road in the Blackwell Forest Preserve. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County employs a small army of forestry crews, road workers and landscapers to maintain miles of trails and...
by Rose Kuntze | Jun 4, 2023 | News
And it is — because as a caterpillar, it ravages leaves. What’s being done in Illinois. Say hello to a male spongy moth, aka Lymantria dispar, with its remarkable bat-like antennae. Getty Images As a caterpillar, the invasive spongy moth consumes as much...
by Rose Kuntze | Jun 1, 2023 | News
The DuPage County Division of Transportation will begin construction to improve the Great Western Trail crossing at County Farm Road on June 5. The County will construct a curbed barrier median to enhance bicyclist and pedestrian safety when crossing County Farm Road....