If you love nature and being outdoors, there are some great opportunities coming up to learn about how to the volunteer with the Forest Preserve…
Learn to identify trees in the winter on Feb. 7, during a “Learn from the Experts” nature program. During “Winter Tree Identification,” from 1 p.m….
Oak trees once dominated the forests of Kane County, providing invaluable benefits to ecosystems, watersheds, air quality and overall environmental and human health. Oak woodland…
The Forest Preserve District of Kane County was honored with two major conservation awards presented by the Chicago Wilderness alliance on Dec. 11. Johnson’s Mound…
Coyote sightings may increase between now and February as young leave their parents in search of mates and territories to call their own. That news…
As president of the Kane County Forest Preserve District for the past 12 years, commissioner John Hoscheit presided over some of the most remarkable times in…
The applause and standing ovation for three-term Kane County Forest Preserve District President John Hoscheit was long, sustained and sincere Tuesday, as Hoscheit stepped down…
When is a fire a good thing? When it’s a carefully controlled, prescribed burn in your local Kane County forest preserves. Each fall and spring,…
It is a beautiful time to enjoy a brisk fall morning in the Kane County forest preserves, and there are few better ways to do…
The Kane County Forest Preserve District’s seed harvest moves to Aurora West Forest Preserve on Wednesday morning. From 10 a.m. to noon every Wednesday during the…
