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It's been 200 hundred years since bison roamed the prairies of Kane County, but a new plan to reintroduce them into a local forest preserve may turn back the clock.
Escape to nature and experience the beauty of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County’s campgrounds. Recreational camping is open this year, from May 1 through Oct. 19. Check-in time for all ...
Make plans to "camp local" this year, with the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. You don't have to drive far or spend a fortune to experience camping - it's available right here in Kane ...
The Forest Preserve District of Kane County has announced a number of prescribed burns that will take place in the district. Each spring and fall, the district conducts prescribed burns across ...
The Kane County Forest Preserve District will be asking voters in the Nov. 5 general election to raise taxes to help the district expand its land holdings and improve its existing preserves, such ...
Kane County's Forest Preserves will grow another 95 acres with the purchase of land adjacent to the Dick Young Forest Preserve along Seavey Road in the southwest portion of Batavia.
Enjoy virtual program offerings, right from the comfort of your home, with the "Nature, Virtually Everywhere!" program series offered by the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. For those that ...
The Kane County Forest Preserve District would also be able to move forward with a number of large projects, according to past reporting. These projects include an expansion to a program ...
Each spring and fall, the Forest Preserve District of Kane County conducts prescribed burns across prairies, woodlands and wetlands in an effort to restore and maintain the ecological health of a ...
The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will soon put in place a new policy designed to reduce light pollution, which officials say hurts wildlife in and around the district’s preserves.
The Kane County forest preserves grew by 52 acres Tuesday as commissioners approved a $1.1 million purchase of land known as the Neville property. The property is adjacent to the Stony Creek ...
Everyone’s invited to join the Forest Preserve District of Kane County for a Centennial Celebration on Sunday, June 8, at noon at Johnson’s Mound Forest Preserve in Elburn.