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Kane County Forest Preserve District
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Kane Co. to open Settler's Hill cross-country course next summer
Sep 19, 2019 6:40 PM - Eight years in the making, Kane County's efforts to build a cross-country course on the former Settler's Hill landfill are complete. With one more season to let the grass grow in, the course is set to open late next summer. -
See grasses in all their glory at a suburban tallgrass prairie
Sep 16, 2019 6:00 AM - A tall-grass prairie in September is one of the best antidotes for screen fatigue that I know. Here, the grasses are in their glory, towering above all else and waving their flowers with abandon.
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5 colorful suburban bike trail systems to ride this fall, plus pretty roads for the more daring
Sep 8, 2019 7:29 AM - Autumn is a great time to ride a bike. So where are the best places to ride for fall colors? You must go where the trees are, of course. Fortunately, that's where many of the best bike trails and routes are, too. -
Low-key version of former Raging Buffalo facility planned
Aug 30, 2019 4:08 PM - More than 60 years of for-profit winter activity in Algonquin is over as the Kane County Forest Preserve District's Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park will transform into more of no-frills snow hill. District officials tried to keep the snowboard park in operation, but the facility's decaying infrastructure under the former for-profit management company fueled a decision to seek a new operator. -
'Meet the Moths' nature program offered Sept. 6Aug 28, 2019 11:00 PM - Learn about the many species of moths that inhabit Illinois at "Meet the Moths," a part of the "Learn from the Experts" program series, on Friday, Sept. 6, at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center in St. Charles.
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Settler's Hill cross-country course hits more obstaclesAug 21, 2019 4:55 PM - Bad weather, flawed design and a scarcity of materials are poised to push the project to build a cross-country course on the former Settler's Hill landfill beyond its $4 million budget.
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How animals can go from pets to pests when released in the wild
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Bridge closure scheduled for Fox River Trail in Elgin Aug. 19-30Aug 15, 2019 10:58 AM - A Fox River Trail bridge, between I-90 and Covey Road in Elgin, will be closed for repairs, Aug. 19-30.
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Fox River Trail will be continuous in Kane County after these two projects are finished
Jul 30, 2019 5:30 AM - More than 40 miles of Fox River Bike Trail will run uninterrupted in Kane County from Algonquin to Aurora after reconnecting work is done in two spots in South Elgin, officials said. -
Work continues on new footbridge in Fabyan Forest Preserve
Jul 25, 2019 10:46 AM - The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is replacing the concrete footbridge over the small lagoon in Geneva's Fabyan Forest Presrve.
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