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40 years of operation for Byron Forest Preserve

A trail snakes through the prairie at the Bald Hill Prairie Preserve in rural Ogle County. The preserve is one of many sites throughout the area which is managed by the Byron Forest Preserve District. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)

A trail snakes through the prairie at the Bald Hill Prairie Preserve in rural Ogle County. The preserve is one of many sites throughout the area which is managed by the Byron Forest Preserve District. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)

The PrairieView Golf Club in Byron is one of the many sites managed by the Byron Forest Preserve District. A new addition to this site is the PrairieFire Golf and Grill. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)

Benches sit at the top of the hill inside the Bald Hill Prairie Preserve in Ogle County. The site is one of many locations in the area managed by the Byron Forest Preserve District. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)

The Bald Hill Prairie Preserve features the largest tree in Illinois. The site in managed by the Byron Forest Preserve District. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)

The PrairieFire Golf and Grill is a new addition to the PrairieView Golf Club in Byron. The site is managed by the Byron Forest Preserve District. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)

Yellow wild flowers provide a pop of color at the Stephen J and Deirdre Nardi Equine Prairie Preserve. The site is one of many in the Byron area managed by the Byron Forest Preserve District. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)