Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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Longtime Pioneer Sholes volunteers honoredJan 20, 2014 12:11 pm - Hazel and Art Clauter of Geneva have spent more than 30 years in a one-room schoolhouse. But not as students or teachers. The Clauters, now in their 90s, are longtime vo...
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Tree and brush thinning to begin at Freeman KameJan 20, 2014 7:03 am - A tree and brush-thinning project will get under way at Freeman Kame Forest Preserve near Gilberts the week of Jan. 27. This project is part of a multiyear effort to imp...
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100 years later: Lessons we can learn from the passenger pigeonJan 20, 2014 5:00 am - Lessons we can learn from the extinction of the passenger pigeon
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Kane officials oppose ComEd’s proposed power line pathJan 15, 2014 3:42 pm - Kane County officials signaled Wednesday they will oppose the primary route ComEd envisions for power lines and towers associated with the new Grand Prairie Gateway proj...
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Seniors invited to join walks through Kane County forest preservesJan 14, 2014 12:36 pm - Submitted by Forest Preserve District of Kane County The Forest Preserve District of Kane County invites area seniors to join us for the monthly “Senior Stroll” program ...
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State law sparks union, partisan debate in Kane CountyJan 14, 2014 8:00 am - Political partisan déjà vu regarding a pending expansion of the state's Prevailing Wage Act happened Thursday in Kane County, pitting union members against nonunion cont...
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Take a walk and network with others who love natureJan 13, 2014 1:01 pm - Submitted by Forest Preserve District of Kane County Enjoy a wintry walk along the trails of Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia, a 250-acre natural marshland and an I...
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Home-school students invited to program on snowJan 10, 2014 11:31 am - Submitted by Forest Preserve District of Kane County The Forest Preserve District of Kane County invites home-school families to study the science of snow as part of the...
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Algonquin, Carpentersville score grant for Fox River improvementsDec 29, 2013 7:00 am - Algonquin and Carpentersville have snagged a grant from a planning agency that will allow them both to enhance recreational opportunities along the Fox River, which runs...
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Bird watchers learn which ones stay through winter at St. Charles programDec 28, 2013 1:00 pm - While most birds head south over winter, about 12 bird watchers and a novelist learned which hearty birds stay and brave northern Illinois winters, including northern ca...