Did you know ragweed is part of the ambrosia family?
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Aug 15, 2016 5:30 AM - Ambrosia -- ah! Just the sound of the word is pleasing. Ragweed -- ugh! The sound of that word makes us shudder.
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Historic course beckons runners to Raceway 5KAug 10, 2016 5:30 AM - No engines will be starting on Saturday, Aug. 13, but there will be plenty of racing going on at the Raceway Woods Forest Preserve in Carpentersville. Rotary Club of Carpentersville-Morning members will hold their fourth annual 5K fun run and walk that day.
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Dave Heun's top 3 Fox Valley spots to enjoy U.S. flagJul 27, 2016 8:00 AM - Patriotic respite: Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun shares his top three spots in the Fox Valley to sit, relax and enjoy the American flag.
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Learn about prescribed burns at Aug. 14 nature programJul 22, 2016 8:10 PM - Learn about the vital role fire plays in ecosystem health and why land managers prescribe burning as a management tool. Trish Burns, manager of Peck Farm Park, will lead this class about prescribed burns from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 14. -
Kane County forest commissioners rerun prevailing wage vote from countyJul 8, 2016 4:12 PM - Drew Frasz, while wearing his forest preserve district hat, again led a push against adopting the state-mandated prevailing wage Friday. -
Seniors to stroll through Binnie Forest PreserveJul 1, 2016 8:30 AM - The Forest Preserve District of Kane County invites area seniors to join a free monthly "Senior Stroll" program. On the first Thursday of each month, naturalists lead a leisurely walk through a Kane County forest preserve, and share ecology highlights along the way. On July 7, it will be at Binnie Forest Preserve in West Dundee. -
Popular Kane mountain biking trail will expandJun 23, 2016 12:02 PM - The relationship between the Kane County Forest Preserve District and local mountain bikers has proven so successful that officials are ready to double the size of the most popular off-road biking course in the county near Carpentersville. -
Meet your local pollinators: bees, flies and even mosquitoes -
Nature program to explore ways to help native pollinatorsJun 17, 2016 6:35 PM - Discover the group of diverse and important organisms known as native pollinators by joining the "Learn from the Experts" nature program on Saturday, July 9, at Pingree Grove Forest Preserve. Attendees will examine the worldwide decline in pollinators and how that affects other life forms. -
Schaumburg senior works to save natural areaJun 15, 2016 1:00 AM - Most afternoons, Schaumburg resident Herb Demmel can be found outdoors clearing brush from the largest remaining remnant of Sarah's Grove woodlands. He has been at it for 15 years.
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