Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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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...
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Families hunt for signs of nature’s creatures at Sugar Grove forest preserveDec 28, 2013 7:00 am - The 13 explorers discovered ample evidence of raccoon, mice, mole, coyote, squirrel and rabbit. But only by the tracks they left in the snow. A sole chickadee and a squ...
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Register now for Kane County Certified Naturalist programDec 13, 2013 2:56 pm - Ankle-deep in the water, a student peered into the creek. She gingerly reached for a creature crawling under the water. It disappeared under a rock. Mustering up courage...
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Kane forest preserve district finalizes Pingree land dealDec 11, 2013 7:09 pm - Though deemed “un-buildable” land by Pingree Grove Mayor Greg Marston last week, Kane County Forest Preserve District officials agreed to a $572,000 land deal with the v...
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Hear how technology helps, hinders night sky viewingNov 29, 2013 10:41 am - Submitted by Kane County Forest Preserve District Learn about the night sky — and how excessive outdoor illumination has impacted our society — at a Dec. 4 “Learn from t...
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Police seek help locating 85-year-old Aurora-area manNov 24, 2013 4:50 pm - Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 85-year-old man from Aurora Township. Kane County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a house in the 0-10 blo...