Well hello there. Welcome to our blog!
Friends of the Forest Preserves has been around since 1998, and at 2000 members strong, we’re getting bigger every year. So we decided that with our new and improved website, we should start a blog to keep you up to date with all the cool stuff we’re doing. Like helping lead two workdays for Earth Day in Deer Grove and Whistler Woods. Or our free summer tours, like the one we recently had in Plum Creek, way down in the southeast corner of Cook County. Or how our award-winning summer internship for high school students is going to start in just a few weeks.
The point is, we do a lot of awesome things, and we want to share what we do with you. And we can’t do it without you. Whether you’re a volunteer, intern, member, or donor, you are our friends and we need you to keep doing all this inspiring work. So follow along and get ready to learn about all the best places to hike or fish or ski in the forest preserves. Learn about our interns as we spotlight a few in particular this summer. Learn about the most dangerous invasive species and the natural plants we fight to restore.
Can’t wait to get started!
-Jennie van den Boogaard, Development & Communications Coordinator