Expand your ecology knowledge with a class on “Summer Tree Identification,” part of the Learn from the Experts program series from the Forest Preserve District…
It’s June, and things are about to get wild in Kane County’s forest preserves! There are lots of nature programs this month, designed to get…
Nature Nearby is written and photographed by Valerie Blaine, the nature programs manager for the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. You may reach her…
Looking for a good reason to get to next week’s homestand at Northwestern Medicine Field? We’ll give you two: right-handed pitcher Jon Duplantier and outfielder…
Road access at Burnidge Forest Preserve in Elgin will be limited, beginning May 8, to accommodate a three-week repaving and road-realignment project. The Coombs Road…
Want a printer for $10? How about an eight-passenger van for $1,500? Those are the present prices (as of 11 a.m. Thursday, May 4, 2017)…
Nature Nearby is written by Valerie Blaine, the nature programs manager for the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. You may reach her by email,…
Help celebrate Earth Day by planting trees in a Kane County forest preserve. Volunteers are needed to plant trees at Kenyon Farm Forest Preserve in…
Looking for free wood chips for landscaping? The Forest Preserve District of Kane County has plenty to offer during back-to-back days at the end of…
Nature Nearby is written by Valerie Blaine, the nature programs manager for the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. You may reach her by email,…
