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The forest preserves are filled with fascinating sights, sounds and scents as spring emerges. Woodland wildflowers are beginning to bloom, hundreds of bird species are migrating through and nesting, frogs are calling, streams are babbling and insects return. What can you discover in your 43 Forest Preserves of Winnebago County?
Category - Forest Preserves of Winnebago County
Nature Prescription Cure For Cabin Fever
Monday, April 6, 2020 5:00 PM by Jamie Johannsen
Humans have an affinity for nature. We delight in its beauty. We seek it for recreation. But did you
Visit Forest Preserves of Winnebago County for Fall Colors
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 10:00 AM by Jamie Johannsen
When people talk about the spectacular fall colors in the Forest Preserves of Winnebago County, many times they are referring to our maple forests. The maple trees’ yellow, orange and red leaves create swaths of blazing color among the oaks’ subtler browns in our woodlands. Prior to settlement in the early 1800s, maple trees, which are fire intolerant, grew only in areas protected from natural fires, such as river corridors. As a result, maples were relatively scarce. In the last 200 years of human fire suppression, maples have become much more abundant throughout our wooded lands.
Hiking Through the Rockford Region
Thursday, March 23, 2017 10:00 AM by Tyler Yomantas
This past week I was in Rockford for spring break; I didn’t have a lot planned besides seeing a few people, and overall becoming a couch potato. Other than that, I was itching to get outside and hike, and for anyone that knows the Midwest in March the weather can be rather unpredictable, with this week’s weather ranging from the mid-teens to the high 40s, but that was not going to stop me.
Forest Preserves Offer Showcase of Migrating Birds
Friday, October 14, 2016 12:37 PM by Forest Preserves of Winnebago County
As fall settles in, you can feel change in the air. You can smell it, and hear it. Even before the
