Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Forest Preserve District Seeks Input About Its Mayslake Peabody Estate

Public invited to share feedback about draft master plan

10 April 2024

Forest Preserve District Police Seek Reaccreditation

Public invited to share feedback about the department’s professional standards

23 March 2024

Forest Preserve District To Host Seasonal Career Fair

Learn about job opportunities, meet with staff from various departments, and interview in person

1 March 2024

Take a Romantic Night Hike at Fullersburg Woods Feb. 9 & 10

Explore a preserve at night during popular evening walk for couples and friends(Feb. 6, 2024) — Enjoy the springlike temperatures forecasted for this upcoming weekend with someone you love on a Nature Date Night: Romantic Night Hike from 6 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 9 and 10 at t...

7 February 2024

Winter Safety Tips for Enjoying the Outdoors

Helpful hints for preventing hypothermia and frostbite and spotting unsafe ice(Jan. 5, 2024) — Despite winter getting off to a slow start, if the forecast is correct we’re in for cold, snowy weather soon. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County reminds people to pl...

5 January 2024

Get Ready for a Flurry of Winter Fun

Sledding, snow tubing, ice fishing, cross-country skiing, and more available in DuPage forest preserves(Dec. 21, 2023) — Embrace winter with a flurry of outdoor fun in the DuPage forest preserves, which offer residents plenty of reasons to get outside and play this seaso...

21 December 2023

Forest Preserve District Approves 2024 Budget and 2023 Tax Levy

District holds the line on taxes for fourth consecutive year, amounts to only 2% of tax billThe Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s Board of Commissioners recently unanimously approved the agency’s 2024 budget and annual appropriation ordinance. The $136.2 millio...

20 December 2023

Public Invited To Shape Future of Historic Mayslake Peabody Estate Through Brief Online Survey

Now through Dec. 31, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County invites the public to participate in a brief online survey on dupageforest.org about master planning efforts for Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook, which it purchased in 1993.

30 November 2023

Go Wild and Go Green When You Support DuPage Forest Preserves on Giving Tuesday and Beyond

Matching opportunities double your gift to nature in DuPage County

17 November 2023

On the Road This Fall? Watch for Deer!

Deer breeding season makes roads more dangerous this time of year.

8 November 2023