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Forest Preserve District of Will County

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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
We hope you have a booty-ful #ArborDay! #trees #nature #themoreyouknow
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Are we talking about s'mores? Or your preference for adult beverages? Either way, this shirt works. Buy it at OutsiderThreads.com and as always, free shipping is included, no minimum. Even better, all proceeds fund conservation and nature education initiatives through our nonprofit foundation.
A person wears a dark blue shirt that says "always toasted" and features marshmallows being toasted over a campfire.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Have you ever seen this unusual looking plant and wondered what it is? #equisetum #nature #willcounty #themoreyouknow
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Prescribed burns look cool, but they sound even cooler. #asmr #prescribedburn
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Fun fact: Great blue herons will eat snakes. (Photo courtesy of Michal Jakubek)
A great blue heron, with its white and blue head, opens its mouth as it swallows a snake.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
It may only be Monday, but this is the best nature photo you'll see all week. Here we have a turkey vulture doing what turkey vultures do ... acting as nature's cleanup crew. They lack a killer instinct and almost exclusively eat things that are already dead. (Photo courtesy of Joe Viola)
A turkey vulture pulls a piece of flesh off a dead squirrel.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Happy National Weed Appreciation Day! And no, we're not talking about Cheech and Chong's preferred weed. Did you know that not all weeds are bad? For example, the dandelion can help your lawn, because their wide root systems help loosen hard soil, which helps aerate the ground and improve drainage.
A yellow flower on a dandelion
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Happy first day of spring in Northern Illinois! We've entered that time of year where you can be driving to work with snow falling and your heat blasting, and on the way home you'll be driving home with the A/C blasting.
Snow covered branchesA trailhead sign with snow on top with a view of a prairie in the background.A snow-covered prairie.Snow on a tree trunk.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Today's warm weather means one thing: SNAKES WILL BE OUT AND ABOUT. You may see them crossing trails, slithering through grass, or hanging out in the trees and bushes at eye level. A warm, sunny March day is perfect for them to find a sunny spot and bask in it. (Photo by Anthony Schalk)
A close up shot of a snake in grass.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
For us, 365 days a year we are saviors, not squishers.
An image of a wolf spider that says March 14 is save a spider day.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
We're bringing the bad news today.
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U.S. Butterflies Are Disappearing at Drastic Rates, With One in Five Gone Since 2000
A new study finds the popular, fluttering insects have declined by 22 percent in the last 20 years
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
You're not the only one who loves a morning stroll! So does this coyote that we captured on one of our trail cams.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Let nature inspire you! This bold male northern cardinal and the winter landscape create a perfect color palette, with warm reds, deep grays and soft neutrals. Use this inspiration from nature to spark creativity, whether you are designing, painting, or decorating your own space. #colorpalette
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
A sign that spring is right around the corner? When monarch butterflies land in the U.S.
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Migration watch: Monarchs have landed in in the U.S.
We're charting migrations this season, announcing when a variety of species hit major milestones on their travels north.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
With warmer weather this week, you've likely been seeing woolly bear caterpillars out soaking up the sun. This winter with frigid temps, they've been surviving in a nearly frozen solid state. The caterpillars slowly freeze, but they produce glycerol that prevents their inner cells from freezing.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
The kid are gonna be kids ... (Photo courtesy of Darek Konopka)
Two bald eagles fight.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
When it comes to regurgitating pellets, owls usually come to mind. But they're not the only bird to do it.
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10 mind-blowing facts about birds
With more than 10,000 described bird species in the world, some of them are bound to be a little, well, unusual.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Do you know what bird is calling?
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
You know you want some cool nature shirts from OutsiderThreads.com. Right now, buy one, get one 50% off.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Hello there, big boy.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Me: Just one more bite before I start my diet ... Also me: Eats the whole tree. (Photo courtesy of Joe Viola) #BeaverGoals #SnackAttack #ChewOnThis"
A beaver chews on some twigs.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Hey deer, you're supposed to pose for the #trailcam, not lick it.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
There is an ice storm coming. But before you go full Salt Bae on your driveway and sidewalks, remember that using more salt won't yield better results. If you see salt left on the ground after the snow and ice clears, you are using too much. #weather #icestorm #saltbae #salty
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a man wearing sunglasses and a white shirt is throwing salt into the air .
ALT: a man wearing sunglasses and a white shirt is throwing salt into the air .
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Fact check: We are a delight. And we have many other delightful T-shirts here: www.outsiderthreads.com
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
These little future nature lovers are absolutely adorable wearing our bibs and onesies from outsiderthreads.com! We were happy to provide 180 of these items to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox to outfit their newborns in January.
Baby wearing a pink onesie that has a hummingbird on it and says keep the drinks coming. Baby wearing a onesie that says if I was a bird, I know who I'd poop on. Baby wearing a bib that says keep the drinks coming, featuring a hummingbird.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Happy National Squirrel Appreciation Day! We all could use more cuteness in our social media timelines, so this should do the trick.
Two squirrels in a tree rub noses.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
The Chicago Bears have completed an interview with our mascot and head coach candidate Willy Woodchuck.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Winter is a perfect time to be planting native seeds and that means we're busy getting all that seed ready and mixed. #nativeplants #willcounty
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Why are we mixing seed in the winter? Because now is the perfect time to do just that.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Hey #bird nerds, do you know?
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Behold the beauty of the INCREDIBLY RARE TWO-HEADED, EIGHT-LEGGED DEER. (Photo courtesy of Jen Carusi)
Two deer walking next to each other where it appears it's one deer with two heads and eight legs.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Hello, winter weather. (Photo by Suzy Lyttle)
Winter scenery with snow.Winter scenery with snow.Winter scenery with snow.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Here's something you don't see every day.
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California squirrels are eating another rodent for the first time, new study finds
Scientists have found unprecedented evidence of another type of squirrel exhibiting carnivorous behaviors, including hunting, killing and eating voles, according to a new study.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Just a #beaver doing some beaver things. #trailcamera #wildlife
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
How big is a beaver tail, you ask? This big. (Photo courtesy of John Absher)
A big, brown flat tail from a beaver sticks straight up out of the water.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Yes, we have bobcats in Will County. Sometimes they even mug for the #trailcam.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Happy #trailcam Tuesday! Let's check in with one of our resident red squirrels. #wildlife #squirrels
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
This PHOTO is the BOMB. (Courtesy of Joe Viola)
A deer standing in front of a photographer while another deer in the background photo bombs.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
When you’ve hit the acorn buffet a little too hard but still rock that winter bod like a pro ... (Photo courtesy of Jen Radwan)
A chunky squirrel on a post
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
We'll consider this perfect trail cam placement. #coyotes #wildlife #trailcam
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Nothing to see here, just a #bobcat strutting its stuff in front of one of our trail cams. #nature #wildlife #trailcam
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Did you know that by 1910, there were no wild #turkeys left in Illinois due to habitat loss and overhunting? But breeding and reintroduction programs along with conservation measures helped them rebound. Today, wild turkeys live in every county of Illinois. (Photo courtesy of Monika Bobek)
 A wild turkey flies through the air.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
#Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so let's take a closer look at wild turkeys and that big red thing hanging off their neck. #nature #wildlife #themoreyouknow
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
When dinner's late and the kids are hangry. (Barn swallow photo courtesy of FJ Rink) #birds #birding #barnswallows
Three barn swallows on a branch calling out with their mouths wide open.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
We just love spotting a male #cardinal on a snowy day. That bright red pop of color is a beautiful contrast on what can otherwise be a dreary day. (Photo courtesy of Chad Morsch) #birding #nature #wildlife
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Hello, Bluesky. We all could use more cute nature shots, correct? (Photo courtesy of Joe Viola) #raccoons #raccoonlife #NaturePhotography #Wildlife
Two raccoons peering out of an opening in a tree.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Well, hello there. #groundhog #nature #trailcam
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Photo of the day: We'll just call this one "Squirrel with a death wish." (Courtesy of Jen Radwan)
A hawks sits on a fence, just a few feet away from a squirrel on the same fence.
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Forest Preserve District of Will County @fpdwc.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Did you know that birds don’t urinate? Instead, they do produce fluid feces and rid their body of nitrogenous waste in the form of uric acid that’s mixed in with their poop. That acid is a white paste, which doesn’t easily dissolve in water. (Photo courtesy of Joe Viola)
A hawk perches on a pole while spraying out a tight line of milky-white poop.
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