Will County Forest Preserve

The project to connect Chaminwood Lake with the I&M Canal Trail in Channahon is nearing completion with the installation of a new bridge.

Joliet Junior College, Will County forest preserves among places hosting events for April 8 solar eclipse.

Celebrate Earth Month and earn a gift by picking up litter around the Hidden Oaks Preserve in Bolingbrook.

Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of April 8.

Join a naturalist for a hike to find wildflowers and hear stories of how these beauties were named, their uses through time at Messenger Woods Nature Preserve in March.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County is hosting its annual Mammal Madness event with Big Wolf Run Ranch on March 2 to give families an opportunity to learn and interact with native mammal species.

The Successful Beekeeping Workshop will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evenings beginning Feb. 20 through the Will County Forest District. Deadline to register is Wednesday, Feb. 14.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Take it Outside Challenge ended with multiple participants in a tie for first-place. Winners completed all 501 nature-themed missions throughout 2023.

A Will County judge ordered the pretrial release of a Braidwood man charged with meeting who he thought as a teenage girl at a forest preserve in Wilmington. He must be on GPS monitoring and stay off the internet as a condition of release.

Forest Preserve District of Will County has scheduled volunteer morning programs that provide nature enthusiasts and those looking for community service opportunities to make a difference in your community. Space is limited, and registration is required.

The Will County Forest Preserve District is hosting an open house for couples interested in wedding venues at the Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon on Feb. 3.

Make a difference in your community by signing up for the Forest Preserve District’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service volunteer morning.

Annette Parker, a Republican from Crest Hill, officially took over as Forest Preserve District of Will County board president in December and will serve for one year.

Celebrate all things eagle during the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s annual Eagle Watch in Channahon on Jan. 13.

Some Will County municipalities collect Christmas trees for recycling and composting as part of their curbside garbage collection services, while others offer drop-offs for trees.