Privacy Policy

Who we are Our website address is: https://www.byronforestpreserve.com. What personal data we collect and why we collect it Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data…

Board of Commissioners

…the next consolidated election, please visit the Ogle County website at https://www.oglecountyil.gov/departments/county_clerk/elections.php or the State Board of Elections website at https://www.elections.il.gov/InformationForVoters.aspx?MID=I0cuvBFuZRw%3d.   Financial Reports Meeting Agendas Meeting Minutes Meeting Schedule…

General Information

General Use Regulations Ordinance (link to PDF) Efficiency Committee Report 2024 (link to PDF) Total Compensation Package The goal of the Byron Forest Preserve’s compensation program is to assure that…

Preschool Program

…to share and play together and to respond to loving adults other than their parents. There are periods of free play when they pursue activities in which they are most…

Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

…violation of the Act for a person to knowingly obtain a public record for a commercial purpose without disclosing that it is for a commercial purpose.) Please let us know…

Summer Camps

…$35 per person per clinic June 12 – Barbie Party – Come in like a dolly and leave all pinked out! June 19 – Camp Out – Come explore nature…

District’s Plan for Adding Native Beauty to the Main Entrance

…the spring in place of the Pear blooms. There are also many articles on the web about the removal of Bradford pears. Here are a few links. https://www.djournal.com/lifestyle/the-tortured-beauty-of-the-bradford-pear/article_0e5f8b6e-7f39-5c13-9f07-835ffc28bc97.html https://www.angieslist.com/articles/why-you-shouldnt-plant-bradford-pear-tree.htm https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/bradford-pear/…

Bald Hill Prairie Preserve

Community Foundation (ICECF) and the Natural Land Institute (NLI) were both instrumental in helping the District protect this preserve. NLI is a not-for-profit land trust based out of Rockford (www.naturalland.org)….

Jarrett Prairie Preserve

The Jarrett Prairie Nature Preserve is the best known preserve in the Byron Forest Preserve District. These rolling hills of tallgrass prairie, hill prairies, oak savannas, and oak woodlands have…