Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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Historic schoolhouse moves to new home in HampshireApr 15, 2015 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been corrected to say the truck carried the schoolhouse past the new Hampshire High School and Gary D Wright Elementary School on Big T...
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Ruling on Grand Prairie ComEd project preserves historic farmhouseApr 15, 2015 1:00 am - A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed farmhouse in Muirhead Forest Preserve will not have new ComEd power lines abutting its driveway after a decision by the Illinois Commerce C...
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American White Pelicans return to Dick Young Forest PreserveApr 02, 2015 11:00 pm - The first robin is a common sign that spring has arrived, but at the Dick Young Forest Preserve, the return of American Pelicans has become a more popular harbinger of w...
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Create a butterfly garden during April 12 nature programApr 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Make your own butterfly garden during a Forest Preserve District of Kane County "Garden Workshop Series." Join district naturalists for a fun and interactive series of g...
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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