Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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Dick Young Forest Preserve parking lot on Nelson Lake Road to be closed for resurfacing June 23-30Jun 16, 2023 3:52 pm - One of the parking lots at Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia will be undergoing resurfacing June 23-30. Contractor Champion Paving Corporation will be resurfacing th...
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Kane County forest preserves grow in two land dealsJun 15, 2023 10:24 pm - Kane County's Forest Preserves will grow another 95 acres with the purchase of land adjacent to the Dick Young Forest Preserve along Seavey Road in the southwest portion...
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Try your hand at 'Textiles & Tools,' 19th century-style, at the Durant-Peterson HouseJun 14, 2023 7:43 pm - Discover how families worked with wool, flax, and cotton to spin, weave, and stitch as they created textiles in the 1800s with demonstrations on tape weaving, lacemaking...
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Cook County's first bike plan aims to make riding safe and accessible for allJun 11, 2023 8:47 am - Cook County's first bike plan aims to make riding safe and accessible for all
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Learn about aquatic science in 'Eco-Lab: Dissect A Perch'Jun 06, 2023 4:57 pm - Get ready for an evening of captivating aquatic science exploration with "Eco-Lab: Dissect a Perch." This Forest Preserve District of Kane County program invites partici...
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Kane County Forest Preserve District budgets for $4M in improvementsMay 11, 2023 12:01 pm - Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners approved a 2023-24 budget this week that includes more than $4 million in new projects. Commissioners approved a tax l...
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Kane County Forest Preserve campgrounds open May 1Apr 25, 2023 12:19 pm - Make plans to camp within Kane County at forest preserve campgrounds. You don't have to drive far or spend a fortune to experience camping. Whether you're interested in ...
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Earth Day effort: Planting 500 trees in Kane County forest preserveApr 24, 2023 7:02 am - Volunteers bundled up Saturday to plant 500 trees at Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve in St. Charles. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County celebrates Earth Day e...
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Birth of a trail: Different agencies team up to choose site, survey and come up with plan for new biking trailApr 15, 2023 8:00 am - Editor's note: This is the second of a three-part series titled Birth of a Trail. Part 1 ran March 28. In part three, CAMBr volunteers build the trail. In 2015, the Chic...
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Birth of a Trail: Chicago Area Mountain Bikers prove reliable to help get trails built in area preservesApr 08, 2023 8:37 am - Editor's note: This is the first article of a three-part series titled Birth of a Trail. In part 2, CAMBr sets its sights on another Cook County trail. Seven years, 4,00...