Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. But where there’s fire, there isn’t always extreme danger. That’s certainly true in the case of carefully controlled, prescribed burn…
This “Good Natured” article is written by Pam Otto, the manager of nature programs and interpretive services at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, a facility…
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And this time of year, “where there’s fire” is often at a forest preserve in Kane County. With the onset…
When is fire a good thing? When it’s a carefully controlled, prescribed burn in your local Kane County forest preserves! Each spring and fall, the…
Beginning Nov. 1, the Fox Valley Park District will resume its program of prescribed burns at selected park sites and natural areas. For decades, the…
With the onset of warmer weather, conditions are once again right for the Forest Preserve District of Kane County to perform prescribed burns in various…
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,…
As mentioned in a previous article courtesy of the Kane County Forest Preserve District, it’s prescribed burn season in Kane County. So if you happen…
If you see clouds of billowing smoke on the horizon, don’t panic. This time of year, a likely reason for the fire is a prescribed…
The Kane County Forest Preserve District reports that fewer acres of land underwent prescribed burns this year, but the the staff remains optimistic that more…
