Oak Cottage in the Greene Valley Forest Preserve has been added to Landmark Illinois’ Most Endangered Historic Places list at the request of Naperville Preservation.
Birders, picnic-goers and model glider pilots will flock to the Greene Valley Forest Preserve near Naperville when a scenic overlook opens for the season this Saturday.
Hotshot birders call them megas, as in mega-rarity the once-in-a-lifetime events that send dedicated watchers racing for their binoculars. What are your chances, say, of spotting a painted redstart in Illinois? Almost zero.