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News Releases '08

The latest news and releases to keep you up to date with your forest preserve. Don't forget to check back often, you would not want to miss any special events.

Date:  Release:
05/16 Join us for Senior Stroll at Rutland Forest Preserve
05/13 Register now for summer nature camps
05/13 Portions of Fox River Trail to temporarily close for resurfacing
05/05 Fabyan Windmill opens May 10 for the season
05/01 Volunteer restoration workdays scheduled for May
04/17 Take a wildflower walk through Kane County Forest Preserves (Corrected version)
04/18 Plant trees for Earth Day at Blackberry Maples Forest Preserve
04/09 Forest Preserve District plans Earth Day hike and tree planting events
04/03 Campbell House Art Gallery Showcases Local Art Instructors
04/03 Forest Preserve seeks volunteers - Open house scheduled April 16 at District headquarters
03/27 Story Time programs resume at Tekakwitha Woods April 11
03/26 Preschoolers find signs of spring during April 17 “Little Acorns” program
03/26 Volunteer restoration workdays scheduled for April in forest preserves
03/24 Seniors invited on April 3 stroll through Burnidge Forest Preserve
03/19 Guarantee summer fun with Forest Preserve nature camps
03/18 Leading wildlife artist offers weekly art classes at Campbell House
03/17 Illinois freshwater mussels the focus of April 3 program
03/17 Benefits of prescribed burns featured during March 29 course
03/17 Volunteers sought to host Nature Center
03/12 Forest Preserve District seeks 2008 summer employees
03/12 Stargazing + snacks = Astrofeast!
03/11 Ash trees to be removed from Campton Forest Preserve
03/10 Woodland restoration underway at Fitchie Creek Forest Preserve
03/07 Kane County Mounted Rangers to ride in March 8 parade
03/06 Find signs of spring during Forest Preserve hikes
03/05 Little Acorns preschool program to feature birds, March 20
03/03 Forest Preserve hosts Spring Equinox Woodcock Watch
02/29 Great Horned Owls the topic of March 15 ecology program
02/28 Maple Sugaring festival starts this weekend
02/26 Forest Preserve restoration workdays scheduled for March
02/25 Forest Preserve District crime drops in past two years
02/22 Ethnobotany program looks at plants in human culture
02/22 Maple Sugaring festival may be the antidote for a long, cold winter
02/19 Seniors invited to March 6 stroll through Bliss Woods
02/14 Forest Preserve District hosts Maple Sugaring festival, March 2 and March 9
02/13 Forest Preserve District sergeant recognized for management achievement
02/11 Learn “Winter Wildlife Tracking” from the experts, Feb. 16
02/07 The Durant House celebrates pioneer hospitality Feb. 10
02/06 Feb. 7 “Senior Stroll” cancelled due to weather
02/04 Forest Preserve District offers Valentine-themed nature program
01/31 Volunteers: Train to monitor frogs, birds, butterflies or rare plants
01/30 Joint restoration project underway at Helm Woods and Kemper Park
01/29 Tree-thinning project nearly complete at Johnson’s Mound
01/29 “Up in Arms” program to examine human-wildlife connection
01/17 Seniors invited on a stroll through Hampshire Forest Preserve
01/17 Forest Preserve District to host Relay for Life of Kane County - Relay Kick-off Meeting to be held Jan. 24
01/16 Third edition of Kane County Wild Plants & Natural Areas available - Forest Preserve District to host Jan. 30 book signing with author Dick Young
01/15 Forest Preserve District holds Volunteer Open House and Orientation
01/10 Brush clearing effort begins at Fabyan Forest Preserve
01/04 Forest Preserve preschool program to highlight deer
01/02 Forest Preserve restoration workdays scheduled for January
01/02 Learn about winter birds with the Forest Preserve District
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