Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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Seeking sunlight: How loss of light damages woodlandsJan 16, 2016 12:00 am - The phone lit up after last month's column on darkness. Lots of readers contacted me to say that they value dark, starry skies. Many feel a great loss as dark skies are ...
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Historic Sholes schoolhouse needs new paint jobJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - Tom Sawyer certainly went to a one-room schoolhouse similar to Sholes School, the 1872 structure that sits in LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles. If Mark Twain's...
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Learn about local efforts to help smooth green snakeJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - Learn about the smooth green snake Feb. 6, during a "Learn from the Experts" nature program. This native, but little-known snake was once a common part of our local lan...
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Kane County Forest Preserve District unveils 2016 to-do listJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - This year will be focused more on improving and maintaining what the Kane County Forest Preserve District already has rather than buying new land. District officials un...
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Volunteer group awaits contract for Kane County trackJan 07, 2016 12:00 am - The volunteer group offering to run a proposed cross-country course for the Kane County Forest Preserve District has yet to see a contract, but that may come soon now th...
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Identify trees in the winter at Jan. 30 'Learn from the Experts'Jan 05, 2016 10:00 pm - GENEVA - Learn to identify trees in the winter during a "Learn from the Experts" nature program from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30. During "Winter Tree Identification," you...
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Man rescued from river in AlgonquinJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - A man was rescued from the icy Fox River in Algonquin around 4:30 p.m. Monday. A woman and her 16-year-old son extended a ladder from shore to pull out a boater who had ...
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In defense of dark skies: How artificial lighting disrupts natural cyclesDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - Darkness is a tough sell, especially on the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. But a dark night sky is a good thing. Ask an owl, or a firefly, or a wise man...
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Take a guided hike at LeRoy Oakes to find signs of native wildlifeDec 17, 2015 10:00 pm - Come out to LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve for a guided hike to look for signs of animals, from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28. At this free, Forest Preserve District of Kan...
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Where to celebrate the solstice in the Fox ValleyDec 14, 2015 10:00 pm - The longest night of the year, winter solstice, will happen on Monday, Dec. 21. The solstice marks the beginning of winter, and it has been a cause for celebration since...