Articles filed under Forest Preserve Districts
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Learn about our feathered friends at March 30 nature programMar 21, 2017 11:00 pm - Are you curious about the birds in your backyard? Want to know more about the birds that migrate in spring? This "Feathered Friends" nature program is for you. Attend an...
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Lake County, NorthShore team for nature walksMar 21, 2017 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve District, Lake County Health Department and NorthShore University Health System have joined in "Rx for Health: Walking in Nature," a prog...
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DuPage forest preserve may end pensions for elected officialsMar 21, 2017 1:00 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve District commissioners want to end their taxpayer-funded pensions, but it's unclear how they can eliminate the perk. Commissioners voted 7-...
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Our new drone will help you see photos, video from the skyMar 17, 2017 5:00 am - I've visited Independence Grove Forest Preserve east of Libertyville countless times. In many ways, in fact, I have a personal connection to it. That's where I trained ...
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Campton hopefuls diverge on Fox Mill open spaceMar 17, 2017 1:00 am - Candidates seeking one of three, 4-year seats on the Campton Hills Village Board have differing views on how the situation over open space in the Fox Mill subdivision - ...
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Eastern newt slithers along at LeRoy OakesMar 16, 2017 11:00 pm - This year, of course, spring came in February. That's when Kane County Forest Preserve District Naturalist Josh Libman was hiking at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. C...
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What will Kane County forest district's $50 million buy?Mar 16, 2017 1:00 am - Perhaps the biggest question for Kane County voters weighing a $50 million tax increase referendum from the Kane County Forest Preserve District on April 4 is how will t...
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Learn all about skunk cabbage at March 19 nature programMar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - With a name like skunk cabbage, this is not the kind of spring wildflower most people look for - but it is one of the most fascinating botanical wonders of our woods. Jo...
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Forest Preserve programs help preschoolers explore the natural worldMar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Hibernators, rain and flowers will be the themes for spring's preschooler nature programs by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. On Thursday, March 23, "Wake Up...
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Why homeowner considers Kane County Forest Preserve District an 'enemy for life'Mar 11, 2017 12:00 am - Bob Oury always envisioned his 900-acre homestead near the Freeman-Kane Forest Preserve would one day merge with the surrounding natural setting as open space everyone w...