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2. Forest Preserve District of DuPage County - Wikipedia

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   The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is a governmental agency headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois, United States.Its mission is to acquire and hold lands containing forests, prairies, wetlands, and associated plant communities or lands capable of being restored to such natural conditions for the purpose of protecting and preserving the flora, fauna and scenic beauty for the education ...

3. McDowell Grove Forest Preserve - Wikipedia

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   The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County purchased the first tract of land for this preserve from Alexander McDowell in 1930. This original tract consisted of about 62 acres adjoining the West Branch of the DuPage River. McDowell Grove was home to a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp from 1934 to 1943. During that time the camp housed ...

4. Graue Mill - Wikipedia

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   The Graue Mill is a water-powered grist mill that was originally erected in 1852. Now a museum, it is one of two operating water-powered gristmills in Illinois (the other is the Franklin Creek Grist Mill).

5. I-20 Wildlife Preserve Conservation Job Corps welcomes ... - AOL

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   Jun. 7—The I-20 Wildlife Preserve will enlarge its outdoor classroom this summer when it welcomes eight Midland high school students into the 2024 Conservation Job Corps program. Accepted into ...

6. Mayslake Peabody Estate - Wikipedia

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   The rear façade of Mayslake Hall. The Mayslake Peabody Estate is an estate constructed as a country home for Francis Stuyvesant Peabody between 1919 and 1922. [3] The estate is located in the western Chicago suburb of Oak Brook, Illinois, United States, and is now part of the Mayslake Forest Preserve administered by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.

7. Naperville, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County manages several forest preserves and parks that are within Naperville. Springbrook Prairie is 1,829 acres (740 ha) acres of land, it contains 13 miles (21 km) of trails, [ 96 ] Greene Valley Forest Preserve is a former landfill and farm, it is composed of 1,388 acres (562 ha), and has 12 miles (19 ...