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Kane County Climate Action Plan Listening Sessions

Community Listening Sessions on Kane County’s Plan for Climate Change

Kane County inviting the public to attend upcoming Community Listening...
Kane County is seeking input for its first Climate Action Plan.

Kane County Seeks Community Input For Climate Action Plan

​Kane County has launched an online survey to collect input from resid...
Search and Rescue Training by Kane County Office of Emergency Management

Kane County Office of Emergency Managment Helps Scouts with Merit Badge

Recently, the Kane County Office of Emergency Management (KCOEM) helpe...
Tiger salamanders moving to breeding ponds is a sign of spring that is often overlooked. St. Charles Park District ecologists monitor these movements and track the health of the local population over time.

Good Natured: Signs of Spring

​​​How good are you at reading signs...
The One Earth Film Festival 2023 is being co-sponsored by the Kane County Department of Environmental and Water Resources.

One Earth Film Festival to Present "Going Circular"

Kane County's Department of Environmental and Water Resources is a co-...
Skunk cabbage is northern Illinois' earliest blooming native wildflower, popping up in late winter in groundwater seeps, springs and fens. Photo by Jill Voegtle.

Good Natured: Skunk Cabbage

​A couple of weeks ago, I was talking with a gentleman who said he's b...
The recent Kane County Sheriff's Office Community Blood Drive impacted and saved 99 lives.

Kane County Blood Drive Saves Lives

Kane County employees and community members rolled up their sleeves du...
It's 'poofy pants' clearly visible, a rough-legged hawk takes off from a weathered perch. Photo credit: Devonyu

Good Natured: Rough-Legged Hawk

​What's more fun than an up-close glimpse of a hawk...
Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States

Deadline Extended to Apply For Anti-Smoking and Vaping Project Funding

The Kane County Health Department is extending the deadline to apply ...
The reddish-brown pods of the Kentucky coffeetree contain seeds that were once used as a coffee substitute, and, even further back, as food for Ice Age megafauna.

Good Natured: Kentucky Coffeetree

​Hey, today let's have a little coffee klatch...
Kane County Health Department Executive Director Michael Isaacson

Kane County Health Director to Attend State of the Union

Kane County Health Department Executive Director Michael Isaacson will...
Trail cam photo courtesy of Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Kane County Celebrates Its Largest Squirrel

On Groundhog Day, Kane County is celebrating its largest squirrel, als...
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