Forest preserves offer volunteer opportunities

Join a Kane County Forest Preserve District volunteer steward at a workday this May and help preserve, protect and restore the natural resources of Kane County.

A list of forest preserves and their workdays for the month follows. No experience is necessary and adults must accompany children. Dress for the weather, wearing work gloves, long pants and closed-toe shoes.

Call District Volunteer Coordinator Julia Bourque at (630) 762-2741 to confirm scheduled dates and times.

• Aurora West Forest Preserve in Aurora: 1 to 3 p.m. May 18.

• Bliss Woods Forest Preserve in Sugar Grove from 9 a.m. to noon May 24.

• Burlington Forest Preserve in Burlington from 1 to 3:30 p.m. May 18 for plant monitoring and weed management. Burnidge Forest Preserve in Elgin: May 17, from 1-3 p.m.

• Campton Forest Preserve in St. Charles: weekends, call for dates and times.

• Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia 1 p.m. Tuesdays. Meet at the parking lot off of Nelson Lake Road by the silos. Inclement weather cancels.

• Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

• Johnson's Mound Forest Preserve in Elburn, 1 p.m. Thursdays. Meet at the parking lot at the top of the mound. Inclement weather cancels.

• LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles:, 9:30 to noon May 20. Meet at the parking lot near the Great Western Trail head. Inclement weather cancels and temperatures must be above freezing.

• Les Arends Forest Preserve in Batavia, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Meet at the shelter. Inclement weather cancels.

• Raceway Woods Forest Preserve in Dundee, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

For information about volunteer opportunities, call (630) 762-2741 or visit www.kaneforest.com.