Help clean up preserves during forest workdays

Start the New Year off with a "green" frame of mind.

This month, join a Kane County Forest Preserve District volunteer steward at a workday and help preserve, protect and restore the natural resources of Kane County.

No experience is necessary. Adults must accompany children. Dress for the weather and bring work gloves.

Below is a list of forest preserves and their workdays for this month. Call Julia Bourque, district volunteer coordinator, at (630) 762-2741 to confirm scheduled dates and times.

• Burnidge Forest Preserve in Elgin: 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 19.

• Campton Forest Preserve in St. Charles: Weekends.

• Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia: Tuesdays at 1 p.m. Meet at the parking lot off Nelson Lake Road by the silos. Rain or snow cancels.

• Fabyan Forest Preserve, Geneva: Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Below-freezing temperatures cancel. Call (630) 879-2552 for day-of cancellation questions.

• Johnson's Mound Forest Preserve, Elburn: Thursdays at 1 p.m. Meet at the parking lot near the entrance. Rain or snow cancels.

• LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles: Jan. 15, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Meet at the parking lot near the Great Western Trail head. Rain or snow cancels and temperatures must be above freezing.

• Les Arends Forest Preserve in Batavia: Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Meet at the shelter. Heavy rain or snow cancels.

For details on volunteer opportunities, visit the forest preserve district Web site at www.kaneforest.com or call (630) 762-2741.