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BYRON FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT BOARD SETS MEETING DATES
The Byron Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners have scheduled the Tentative Budget and Appropriation meeting for Monday, October 6, 2025, at 4pm. The Annual Budget Workshop will be included with the Regular Monthly Meeting on Monday, October 20, 2025, beginning at 5:30pm. These meetings are open to the public and will be held at the Jarrett Prairie Center located at 7993 North River Road, Byron.
Learn MoreFall Big Tree Hayrides
Take a hayride down to the big tree! We’ll have staff on hand to answer questions and talk about the history of the preserve, and how this cottonwood got on to the Big Tree Registry. Wagon rides leave every 15-20 mins, so expect the round trip and tree talk to take about 45 minutes.
Learn MoreBFPD Announces New Executive Director
The Byron Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners have hired a new Executive Director. The board and staff would like to congratulate and welcome Andrew Hawkins to the Byron Forest Preserve District! Andrew brings over twenty-seven years of experience in parks, recreation, and environmental management to the district and has served most recently as the Director of Conservation with the Forest Preserve District of Will County for the past seventeen years. Andrew is originally from Fairfield, Illinois and was drawn to this position as Fairfield and Byron are similar in size with a strong sense of community. Andrew was officially announced as Executive Director at the regular board meeting on Monday March 17th, 2025. Andrew will officially begin with the district on April 7th, 2025.
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