Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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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...
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Batavia dog groomer raising funds for CHIP IN programOct 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Cathy Barrett got "goose bumps" when hearing from the Community Helpers Impacting People In Need organization that the Batavia school district has as many as 50 homeless...
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Kane forest commissioner questions proposed Elburn dealOct 07, 2015 2:44 pm - Kane County Forest Preserve Commissioner Drew Frasz has changed his mind about whether the forest district should buy a site in Elburn for its natural resources departme...
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New plan may sway Elburn board to let forest preserve facility move to townOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the Elburn village board's first vote on the proposal. A proposal for the Kane County Forest Preserve Distric...
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More Kane County forest commissioners support tax levy increaseOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - A Friday vote by Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners indicated they will not follow the example of the county board in keeping the property tax levy froze...
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Celebrate nature's harvests at fall festivals this weekendOct 01, 2015 1:00 am - • Bring your family and friends out to Oakhurst Forest Preserve, 1650 Fifth Ave. in Aurora, on Sunday, Oct. 4, where you can celebrate the beginning of fall during the "...
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Preserve offers free equestrian camping days Oct. 3, 10Sep 29, 2015 11:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of Kane County encourages horse owners to try out camping overnight with their animals, during one of two free equestrian camping days at di...