A summer of learning, outdoor exploration and service culminated this morning in a graduation ceremony for 70 Cook County youth at South Suburban College in South Holland. Now in its ninth year, the Forest Preserve Experience (FPE) is a collaborative program coordinated by Friends of the Forest Preserves and the Forest Preserves of Cook County, with generous support from the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, the Housing Authority of Cook County (HACC), the Forest Preserve Foundation, and others.