Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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How the prairie survives a hot, dry summerAug 18, 2012 10:54 am - Robins perched motionless in the shade, bills agape. Thirsty plants wilted in flower beds, and trees prematurely surrendered their yellowing leaves. Lawns turned brown ...
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Helping animals through hard times: Fox Valley Wildlife CenterJul 30, 2012 2:38 pm - “You get used to the smell,” say volunteers at the Fox Valley Wildlife Center in Elburn. Odor is the first thing that hits when walking into the two-bedroom farmhouse, n...
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Waste Management, Illinois EPA also must OK plansJul 27, 2012 5:30 am - Both the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Waste Management must sign off on any redevelopment plans for Settler’s Hill landfill and the surrounding 700-acre ...
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Water 101: How to weather the droughtJul 17, 2012 8:00 am - It was 101 degrees at 4 p.m. A hot, dry wind was blowing from the west. Stuck in the gridlock of Randall Road, I watched as sprinklers shot water in glistening arcs ove...
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Kane forest district to spend last of $30 million for landJul 11, 2012 11:00 am - Kane County Forest Preserve commissioners have approved a budget for the new fiscal year that will see the last of the money from the $30 million tax increase voters app...
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Thoughts turn to sale of former Kane jailJul 11, 2012 5:00 am - With the controversies about putting a concert venue and mountain biking trails in the east segment of Fabyan Woods mostly resolved, Kane County Board members will now t...
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Happy trails: A guide to trail etiquette in Kane CountyJun 24, 2012 6:06 am - Picture this: You’re walking on a lovely wooded trail in Elgin. Suddenly, a bicyclist appears out of nowhere and whizzes past you. You’re startled half to death. “Bicyc...
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Mountain bikers booted from Fabyan Woods in new planJun 12, 2012 5:19 pm - Fabyan Woods took another step toward remaining a quiet, little-used part of nature Tuesday as task force members deleted a plan to include mountain biking trails in the...
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DNA leads to charges in 2010 Aurora garden plot attackJun 11, 2012 10:00 am - DNA evidence has led to charges against an Aurora man for an August 2010 sex attack at the Oakhurst Forest Preserve community garden plots on the Aurora's east side. Tyr...
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All aboard -- Fox River Trolley for Rails to VictoryJun 07, 2012 2:00 pm - Residents of South Elgin and the surrounding area will get a chance to travel back in history this weekend — all the way back to June 1944 in France. The Fox River Trol...