Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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Reaping the physical and psychological benefits of gardeningApr 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Picture this: You're on your smartphone, checking the weather. An "icy mix" is coming your way. Great. An incoming text interrupts your weather search. School is cancel...
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Senior Stroll draws walkers no matter what the weatherApr 02, 2015 1:00 am - The Kane County Forest Preserve District's monthly Senior Stroll at Fabyan East Forest Preserve in Geneva attracted 16 walkers Thursday morning. The group, which meets t...
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Plant trees with the Forest Preserve District in honor of Earth DayMar 30, 2015 1:00 am - Help celebrate Earth Day by planting trees in a Kane County Forest Preserve. Volunteers are needed to plant trees at Fitchie Creek Forest Preserve in Elgin on Saturday, ...
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Help the forest preserve document big trees in the areaMar 29, 2015 11:00 pm - Illinois may be known as the Prairie State, but it has some awesome trees as well as grasses. Join the Forest Preserve District of Kane County on Saturday, April 4, to d...
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Aurora gun club settles suit, will pay fine and clean creekMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - Last summer, the president of the Aurora Sportsmen's Club took full responsibility after the Illinois attorney general's office filed a lawsuit against the club over lea...
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St. Charles, other park projects in limbo as state suspends grantsMar 14, 2015 7:45 am - Suspended state grants leave districts in funding lurch
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Little Naturalists program begins in Kane CountyMar 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Lions, lambs, nature babies and salamanders will be the themes for spring nature programs for preschoolers from the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. In "Nature T...
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Contempt or admiration? How suburbanites view the wolfMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - The body of a large dog was found at the side of a road near Morris, Illinois, on Feb. 13. Dogs hit by cars don't usually make the news. But this dog looked an awful lot...
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Naturalists to lead program at Bliss WoodsMar 02, 2015 10:00 pm - Bliss Woods would not be the beautiful forest preserve it is today, were it not for glaciers, Blackberry Creek, oaks, maples, fire and humans, both past and present. Exp...
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Learn about Black Hawk's history on March 17Feb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - How well do you know Black Hawk, the 19th-century Native American leader who influenced the history of Kane County? Come to a nature program to learn more about Black H...