DCNR staff and forest staff, as well as volunteers lead the hikes, which are usually about 1 or 2 miles. Some hikes can be longer depending on the park and its terrain. Some regional state park ...

Details for the hike at Ohiopyle State Park, which will be from 10 a.m. to noon, will be available when hikers register. To register, call the state park office at 724-329-8591.

The Forest Preserves of Cook County have opened its newest site at 6101 Oak Forest Ave., Tinley Park.

To qualify, one needed to live in the Cook County section of Park Forest, own or live in a house and meet low-income guidelines. Shirley McCormick will be one of the homeowners attending the party.

Dale Luthringer, DCNR environmental education specialist at Cook Forest State Park, conducted a Friends of White’s Woods webinar Nov. 22 about big trees in Pennsylvania, including in White’s ...