Articles filed under Kane County Forest Preserve District
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That's not an umbrella, it's a May-appleApr 03, 2012 2:30 pm - If you've walked in the woods this week, you might think a beach party is about to begin. There are beach umbrellas popping up all over the forest floor. But unlike tho...
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Ash Borer put an end to more trees in Jon Duerr Forest PreserveMar 23, 2012 8:22 am - Submitted by Kane County Forest Preserve District Another round of ash trees infected with Emerald Ash Borer is being removed from Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve in South ...
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Forest preserves spring into action to open earlyMar 19, 2012 6:02 pm - As the mild winter transitions into an early spring, many suburban residents have found their way to local forest preserves to enjoy a rare warm March outdoors. While fo...
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With warm weather, lots of ‘firsts’ among animals, plantsMar 19, 2012 11:39 am - My email In-box is overflowing with reports of “first” sightings of animals and plants — all of which are early this year. People have written to share their enthusiasm ...
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Blaine was wrong on deer culling storyMar 18, 2012 5:00 am - As a member of the North Rutland Deer Alliance, I would like to register my dismay and some anger at the statements presented in Kane County Forest Preserve District sta...
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From sap to syrup at Kane County Forest PreserveMar 11, 2012 5:38 pm - Tim Fuller has been tapping the sugar maples on his Elburn property since February, collecting the clear sap and slowly boiling it down to delicious maple syrup. On Sun...
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Spring activities at forest preserves beckonMar 08, 2012 8:35 am - By Valerie Blaine Daily Herald Correspondent If you’d like to experience the excitement of spring outdoors, opportunities abound in the Kane County forest preserves. Che...
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The sights and sounds of March in the Fox ValleyMar 08, 2012 6:00 am - March is a dreary month. It's gray, it's muddy, it's cold. March, said storyteller Garrison Keillor, is the month that God made “to show people who don't drink what a ha...
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I want to hear birds, not crowdsMar 06, 2012 4:40 am - I urge the Kane County Board and the Kane County Forest Preserve District to “keep the promise” of developing Settlers Hill by reforesting it. A legacy of preservation s...
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The ‘Bambi effect’: a look at deer culling and residents’ reactionsFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - “Man is in the forest.” So warned a worried mother to her son as a single gunshot rang through the trees. The mother, of course, was a doe and her somber portent was di...