Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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Japanese garden blooms with snowJan 11, 2015 10:00 pm - The historic Fabyan Japanese Garden is blooming with snow. Join staff for a series of insightful guided walks at 1 p.m. Saturdays, Jan. 24 and Feb. 21, and Wednesdays, ...
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Moving Picture: Fox River canoeist finds joy in winter paddlingJan 10, 2015 4:30 am - He looks forward to 'ice crystal season'
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State grant to fund creation of largest forest preserve in KaneJan 10, 2015 12:01 am - The Freeman Kame-Meagher Forest Preserve in Gilberts will become the largest preserve in Kane County following the pending purchase of a 75-acre land parcel. Negotiation...
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Carpentersville dam removal key part of Fox River studyJan 04, 2015 6:15 am - Carpentersville is seeking residents' input on strategies to enhance recreational uses along the Fox River at a Jan. 21 public hearing. It's part of a regional study bei...
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Parts of Fox River Trail closed for ComEd projectDec 30, 2014 10:00 pm - Fox River Trail users may experience limited access between St. Charles and South Elgin over the next two months, due to a ComEd project to replace nearby electrical lin...
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Forest preserve series looks at bald eaglesDec 29, 2014 10:00 pm - With a wing span of more than six feet, bald eagles can be hard to miss. Forest Preserve District of Kane County naturalists will teach participants about the bald eagle...
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Meet for New Year's Day nature walk at Creek BendDec 22, 2014 10:00 pm - Area seniors are invited to a gathering at a Kane County Forest Preserve on the first Thursday of each month, during the "Senior Stroll" nature program series. In Januar...
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Gather around the campfire to mark winter solsticeDec 17, 2014 6:01 am - Gather around the campfire as the sun sets on Sunday, Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will hold its annual Winter Sol...
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What's it like to work for the forest preserve district?Dec 11, 2014 10:00 pm - "I want your job!" said the twenty-something barista as I ordered my latte at the drive-up window. Not two hours earlier, a woman at the local farmers market had said, ...
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New Kane panel leader not sold on Settler's Hill cross country trackDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - It's been four months since the Kane County Board decided to spend $200,000 for the initial engineering and study of a cross country facility at the former Settler's Hil...