Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

08/18/2026

🚧 Heads up, folks! On Aug. 19 - 21, the Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center parking lot at Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve will be closed for sealcoating. As always, work is weather dependent. Thank you for your patience as we make these improvements!

08/14/2026

We're challenging you to spend 30-minutes screen free each day, and there's no better place than your DuPage Forest Preserves! View helpful tips and resources on our website https://www.dupageforest.org/unplug-to-recharge

08/13/2026

🚧 Heads up, folks! On Aug. 17 & 18, the 101st St. parking lot at Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve will be closed for sealcoating. As always, work is weather dependent. Thank you for your patience as we make these improvements!

08/12/2026

Shop the Fall Native Tree & Shrub Sale online now through Monday, Aug. 31 (while supplies last).

Pick up your order Friday, Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or Saturday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. James Farm in Warrenville.

Plants must be ordered in advance; there will not be any in-person sales at the event.

Shop online https://www.dupageforest.org/things-to-do/calendar-of-events/fall-tree-shrub-sale

08/12/2026

ATTENTION: ⚠️ The Greene Valley Scenic Overlook will be closed this weekend (Aug. 15 & 16) due to recent storm damage to the overlook roadway and the surrounding Hawk Trail.

Repairs are scheduled for next week. Please stay tuned for updates on when the overlook will reopen. Thank you for your patience!

08/12/2026

In 2025, the Forest Preserve District began a multiphase planning process to develop an updated Strategic Plan to guide the organization’s work over the coming years. Visit our website to review the draft plan, and share your feedback through a brief survey. Your input will help shape the final plan before it’s adopted.

Share your feedback here 📲 https://www.dupageforest.org/about-us/our-agency

08/11/2026

Need a digital detox? We're challenging you to spend 30-minutes screen free each day. View helpful tips and resources on our website https://www.dupageforest.org/unplug-to-recharge

08/10/2026

8/10/26 ATTENTION: An active algal bloom has been visually confirmed at Herrick Lake within Herrick Lake Forest Preserve.

Blooms are a common natural phenomenon, but have the potential to quickly turn harmful in warm weather and produce toxins which can make pets, children and people with weak immune systems sick if they ingest or inhale water that has algae present.

Harmful algal blooms can look like spilled blue, green, or brown paint on the surface of the water. Because it’s not possible to tell whether a bloom is producing toxins just by looking, we encourage the public to take the following precautions whenever a bloom is present:

• Avoid touching the water or algae.
• Keep pets away from the water.
• Wash skin or fur thoroughly if contact occurs.

Staff will continue to visually inspect water conditions and warning signs will remain on site while the bloom is occurring. Learn more about harmful algal blooms at the link below.

Learn about harmful algal blooms, including blue-green algae, in DuPage forest preserve lakes.

08/08/2026

8/11/26 UPDATE: The limb has been removed and the trail is now open. Thank you for your patience!

8/8/26 ORIGINAL POST: ⚠️ TRAIL CLOSURE AT WATERFALL GLEN

A section of the Main Trail at Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve is closed due to an energized power line tangled in a tree above the trail.

The closure extends from the Main Trail access point on the south side of 91st Street to the trail intersection east of mile marker 8.5.

Do not enter the closed section or go around the barricades. The power line remains energized and poses a safety hazard.

We are working with ComEd to address the hazard and will reopen the trail when it is safe to do so.

08/07/2026

For decades, freshwater mussels couldn't survive in this stretch of Salt Creek because of a 90-year-old dam that blocked the creek's natural flow. But today, our ecologists are returning thousands of these important and imperiled aquatic animals to a healthier, restored waterway with oxygen-rich riffles.

This milestone wouldn't have been possible without the support of the DuPage River Salt Creek Workgroup and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

Thank you, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and Dupage River Salt Creek Workgroup, for helping make this mussel milestone possible!