Cook County Forest Preserve District General Superintendent Arnold Randall has announced plans to step down next month, ending a distinct and productive 13-year tenure. He will become the next ...

COOKSBURG PA — Old growth forests in North America are very rare. It's estimated that of the almost 750 million acres of forest in the U.S., only about 3.5 million acres are considered old growth ...

RIVER FOREST, Ill. (WLS) -- The Cook County Forest Preserves is the first and largest forest preserve district of its kind in the country. This year, they're celebrating their 100th anniversary. But ...

A pair of Northwest suburban lakes are being stocked with 1,500 pounds of rainbow trout as Forest Preserves of Cook County’s 2024 spring inland trout fishing season is set to open Saturday. The fish — ...

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Sixty-five miles from White’s Woods is the most famous forest in Pennsylvania — Cook Forest. Many readers of this column have likely visited Cook Forest State Park and hiked the trails that wind ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Cook County voters have some big decisions when it comes to the Illinois gubernatorial race, congressional races – and now, trees. There is a referendum on the ballot in Cook County ...

If you’re looking for a different kind of outdoor winter adventure, you’ll find one on Feb. 23 at Cook Forest State Park. An Otter Watch driving tour is set for 7:30-11:30 a.m. that day along the ...

Tucked between highways in South Holland is Camp Shabbona Woods, a campground within the Cook County Forest Preserve Districtthat has been largely unused for 50 years. This weekend, Camp Shabbona ...

For a view from the treetops, head to the eastern edge of the park, where the Cook Forest Fire Tower rises 80 feet (and 108 steep stairs) into the air. On a clear day, the tower, built in 1929 and ...