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1,300 Vehicles, 46 Tons of Recycled Materials at April Recycling Event!

1,300 Vehicles, 46 Tons of Recycled Materials at April Recycling Event!

April 20, 2018
by kanecountyconnects
Communities, Consumers, Education, Environment, Events, Government, Recycling, Sustainability, Taxpayers

Editor’s Note: This article is written by Kane County Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jarland. Got a question or idea for a recycling tip? Contact Jarland at…

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Earth Day 2018: Make Every Day Earth Day!

Earth Day 2018: Make Every Day Earth Day!

April 20, 2018
by Jessica Mino
Energy, Environment, History, Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources, Nature, Quality of Life, Recycling, Sustainability

This article, contributed by Jessica Mino, resource management coordinator for the Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources, is part of a 15-part series…

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Good Natured: Amazing Life Emerges After We Burn, Baby, Burn

Good Natured: Amazing Life Emerges After We Burn, Baby, Burn

April 20, 2018
by kanecountyconnects
Communities, Education, Environment, Government, Nature, Parks and Recreation, WK-Communities

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…

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Forest Preserve Campgrounds Open May 1 — Make Plans To 'Camp Local'!

Forest Preserve Campgrounds Open May 1 — Make Plans To ‘Camp Local’!

April 19, 2018
by kanecountyconnects
Communities, Consumers, Entertainment, Environment, Government, Kane County Forest Preserve District, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Quality of Life, WK-Features

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…

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8 Amazing Earth Day Weekend Events

8 Amazing Earth Day Weekend Events

April 19, 2018
by Jessica Mino
Communities, Environment, Events, Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources, Nature, Sustainability, Weekend

Kane County strives to make every day Earth Day. That starts with the exciting events taking place on Earth Day weekend to inspire and educate…

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Countdown to Earth Day 2018: Nature Rx — Give Yourself A Dose!

Countdown to Earth Day 2018: Nature Rx — Give Yourself A Dose!

April 19, 2018
by Jessica Mino
Environment, Health, Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources, Nature, Nonprofits, Quality of Life, Sustainability

This article, contributed by Trish Beckjord of The Conservation Foundation, is part of a 15-part series of tips on how to make a positive environmental…

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Earth Day 2018: Get Healthy With Farmers Markets For All Seasons And Towns

Earth Day 2018: Get Healthy With Farmers Markets For All Seasons And Towns

April 18, 2018
by Jessica Mino
Agriculture, Consumers, Environment, Events, Health, Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources, Weekend

This article, contributed by Matt Tansley, land use planner for the Kane County Development and Community Services Department, is part of a 15-part series of…

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Earth Day 2018: Keep Drugs Out of The Water Cycle

Earth Day 2018: Keep Drugs Out of The Water Cycle

April 17, 2018
by Jessica Mino
Environment, Health, Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources, Sustainability

This article, contributed by Kane County Resource Management Coordinator Jessica Mino and Kane County Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jarland, is part of a 15-part series of…

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Record April Cold, 47 MPH Wind, 1.5 Inches of Snow Pummel Kane County

Record April Cold, 47 MPH Wind, 1.5 Inches of Snow Pummel Kane County

April 16, 2018
by kanecountyconnects
Communities, Environment, Government, Public Safety, Weather Events

So far, it’s the coldest April ever in Rockford and the fourth-coldest ever recorded in Chicago. A Kane County community tallied the second-highest wind gust…

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Earth Day 2018: Take Action To Save The Fox River

Earth Day 2018: Take Action To Save The Fox River

April 16, 2018
by Jessica Mino
Environment, Events, Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources, Nature, Nonprofits, Recreation, Sustainability, Volunteers

This Countdown To Earth Day article, contributed by Gary Swick, president of Friends of the Fox River, is part of a 15-part series of tips…

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