Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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Stop by Harvest of the Acorn Moon Festival Sept. 29Sep 24, 2019 11:00 pm - Join the Forest Preserve District of Kane County in celebrating the harvest season at the fall festival. The annual Harvest of the Acorn Moon Festival will take place f...
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Kane Co. to open Settler's Hill cross-country course next summerSep 18, 2019 11:00 pm - Having overcome setbacks with drainage, design and a lack of dirt to create a cross-country course at the former Settler's Hill landfill in Geneva, Kane County officials...
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See grasses in all their glory at a suburban tallgrass prairieSep 16, 2019 6:00 am - See grasses in all their glory at a suburban tallgrass prairie
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5 colorful suburban bike trail systems to ride this fall, plus pretty roads for the more daringSep 08, 2019 7:29 am - Autumn is a great time to ride a bike. The air is fresh but not too cold yet, the suburbs have plenty of good places to ride - and there will be a lot of colorful foliag...
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Low-key version of former Raging Buffalo facility plannedAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - 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 mor...
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'Meet the Moths' nature program offered Sept. 6Aug 27, 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, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept....
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Settler's Hill cross-country course hits more obstaclesAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - 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...
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How animals can go from pets to pests when released in the wildAug 15, 2019 11:00 pm - A few years ago, I took a call at the nature center about a big snake in Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve. The caller was pretty rattled, and she wanted someone to “do s...
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Bridge closure scheduled for Fox River Trail in Elgin Aug. 19-30Aug 13, 2019 11:00 pm - A Fox River Trail bridge, between I-90 and Covey Road in Elgin, will be closed for repairs, Aug. 19-30. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will be replacing th...
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Fox River Trail will be continuous in Kane County after these two projects are finishedJul 30, 2019 5:30 am - More than 40 miles of the Fox River Trail will run uninterrupted in Kane County from Algonquin to Aurora after two projects in South Elgin are finished, officials said. ...