Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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Habitat restoration workday held at Bliss WoodsNov 22, 2013 11:35 am - Six volunteers braved gusty winds and bitter temperatures to help at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve near Sugar Grove for a restoration workday on Saturday morning. Local n...
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ComEd plan leaves county choosing forest preserves or farmsNov 18, 2013 4:30 am - A $200 million ComEd plan to improve electricity delivery has Kane County Forest Preserve officials facing a choice of accepting new high-tension power lines on its open...
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Editorial: Actions must align with forest preserve missionNov 15, 2013 4:00 am - A new report takes Kane County Forest Preserve officials to task for decisions in recent years that the authors claim stray from the district’s core mission to preserve ...
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Issue stand in path of cross-country at Settlers HillNov 13, 2013 4:00 pm - Cross country races don't typically involve hurdles, but at least two of them stand in the path of bringing NCAA-level meets to the former Settlers Hill landfill in Bata...
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Veterans can apply for restoration ecology jobs programNov 11, 2013 2:54 pm - Submitted by Forest Preserve District of Kane County A Forest Preserve District of Kane County-based project will employ and train local veterans to work in restoration ...
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League of Women Voters again slams Kane forest districtNov 05, 2013 3:23 pm - When Carol Grom looks at recent spending by Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners, she sees projects more appropriate for a park district: baseball stadiums...
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Kane Co. forest district hires company dumped by countyOct 11, 2013 12:34 pm - Kane County Forest Preserve District officials have hired a company once shunned by the Kane County Board for its political connections to former House Speaker J. Dennis...
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Kane County forest commissioners decry budget shifting but give preliminary approvalOct 04, 2013 11:13 am - Kane County Forest Preserve commissioners decried a budgetary shell game at both the county and the forest preserve district Friday even while approving a plan that bail...
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Creepy creatures: Myths and truths about spiders, bats and snakesOct 04, 2013 8:22 am - A curious thing happens this time of year. Suddenly, animals that people fear are in great demand. Creepy life-forms are all the rage. Gross is good, repulsive becomes a...
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Latest Kane budget plan bails out forest preserveOct 02, 2013 5:00 pm - Question marks in Kane County's proposed 2014 budget transformed into periods Wednesday as a majority of board members signed off on a one-year plan for unfunded pension...