Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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Kane forest board overturns its tax levy hikeNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - Kane County taxpayers will see small but unexpected decreases in their property tax bills because of a last-minute change of heart Tuesday by forest preserve district co...
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Refinancing plan could shrink Kane County tax billsNov 06, 2015 10:00 pm - Kane County taxpayers upset about forest preserve commissioners' recent vote to unfreeze the district's tax levy may find solace in a pending move to refinance more than...
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Nature program looks at history of Canada gooseNov 05, 2015 10:00 pm - Learn about the history of the Canada goose from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills Drive, St. Charles. Everyone ca...
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Learn about the Peck Farm historyNov 01, 2015 10:00 pm - Visit Peck Farm Park from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, for an in-depth look at the Peck Family and their legacy during "The Sense of Place" program. Through hard work,...
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Head to the woods for spooky - and silly - storiesOct 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Things are getting spooky in the woods. On Friday night, Oct. 30, as the shroud of darkness falls over the forest, a flickering campfire will signal the annual Scary Sto...
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Learn about the history, culture of crows at Oct. 28 nature programOct 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Join the Forest Preserve District of Kane County for "A Murder of Crows" from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, 3795 Campton Hills D...
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Beyond butterflies: The many uses and benefits of milkweed plantsOct 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Thousands of seeds are floating across fields this month, like tiny paratroopers dangling from silky parachutes. They're milkweed seeds, launched from ripe seed pods. If...
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Volunteers will decide fate of cross-country facility at Settler's HillOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - If the final analysis shows a proposed cross-country facility at the old Settler's Hill landfill in Geneva wouldn't make dollars, then the plan doesn't make sense, accor...
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Sign up to 'Trunk or Treat' at Creek Bend Nature CenterOct 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Celebrate Halloween at Creek Bend Nature Center during "Trunk or Treat." The Forest Preserve District of Kane County invites you to wear your costume and drop by any ti...
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Close vote increases Kane County Forest Preserve District tax billsOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - It's been three years since the Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners increased the property tax levy. That streak ends next year. Commissioners, in a rare...