Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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Celebrate the new year with morning hike at LeRoy OakesDec 18, 2017 10:00 pm - There's no better way to kick off 2018 than a hike in the wintry woods. Bring the whole family - grandkids and grandparents - on this special holiday hike. Attendees wi...
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Senior strollers invited to holiday party ThursdayNov 30, 2017 10:00 pm - Each month, Forest Preserve District naturalists lead a hike as part of our "Senior Stroll" program series. Along the walk, attendees learn about the natural and cultura...
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Enjoy extended, guided hikes during 'Trek with a Naturalist'Nov 20, 2017 10:00 pm - Get your daily 10,000 steps in, during guided hikes with Forest Preserve District of Kane County naturalists. Each month, district staff lead an invigorating two-hour hi...
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How to become a Kane County Certified NaturalistNov 16, 2017 10:00 pm - How to become a Kane County Certified Naturalist
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Volunteer to be a certified naturalist with Kane County programNov 07, 2017 10:00 pm - Learn about Kane County's fastest-growing, nature education program for adults - the Kane County Certified Naturalist program. Attend a free informational session to fin...
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Forest preserve district plans upcoming prescribed burnsOct 31, 2017 11:00 pm - When is fire a good thing? When it's a carefully controlled, prescribed burn in your local Kane County forest preserves. Each spring and fall, the Forest Preserve Distri...
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Deer culling to continue in Kane County even as disease dropsOct 27, 2017 5:00 am - State officials could cull a record number of deer from Kane County forest preserves in 2018, even as the number of deer tested for chronic wasting disease has declined....
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How burs disperse seeds in fallOct 26, 2017 11:00 pm - Picked up any hitchhikers lately? Chances are you've picked up more than a few if you've walked in the woods recently. The hitchhikers in question are seeds - or burs -...
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Kane forest preserve levy rises, but not tax billsOct 13, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners this week increased the property tax levy by the maximum amount for the second straight year. The move comes in respon...
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Volunteer group to run Settler's Hill cross country trackOct 12, 2017 1:00 am - Former landfill will be home to course by August 2019