Nature Nearby is written by Naturalist Valerie Blaine, environmental education manager for the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. You may reach her at blainevalerie@kaneforest.com….
This good-natured column is written by Pam Otto, manager of nature programs and interpretive services at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, a facility of the…
Leaves are still hanging onto trees — at least, as of Oct. 4 in Kane County, IL. But it won’t be long before they start…
This good-natured column is written by Pam Otto, manager of nature programs and interpretive services at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, a facility of the…
The Hampshire community is mourning the loss of Hampshire Middle School physical education teacher and coach Barbara Taylor, 57, who died Thursday (Sept. 21, 2018)…
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series of recycling tips from Kane County Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jarland. Got a question or idea for…
Kane County Connects’ first-ever Spectacular Summer Events Guide was such a hit, we’re going to do the same thing for fall. So this is the…
The annual Kane County Recessed Reflective Pavement Markers Program work will begin this week (Nov. 6, 2017), weather permitting. The work includes installation of recessed…
With all the real concern following cataclysmic California wildfires that have left at least 36 dead and 5,700 homes and businesses destroyed, it’s good to…
Nature Nearby is written by Naturalist Valerie Blaine, who is nuts about trees. She is also the nature programs manager for the Forest Preserve District…
