The Fox Valley Garden Club’s popular spring sale returns to Aurora on May 14 and is celebrating its quarter-century anniversary. The annual Gardeners’ Sale traditionally is…
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To assist more residents adversely affected by the pandemic, Kane County will be matching grants of up to $1,000 for each recipient of the Illinois…
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For the second day in a row, the National Weather Service Chicago has issued a Freeze Warning for Kane County and the surrounding area. This…
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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has issued updated public recommendations regarding wild birds and the EA H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza currently…
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The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is offering free wood chips to the public, in late April. Wood chips will be available for pick-up…
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As soon as the season has its final frost, a volunteer garden will start to sprout at the Kane County Government Center campus. Kurt Lebo…
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Are you looking to incorporate beautiful plants into your yard that attract native pollinators, and provide food and shelter for wildlife? Native plants offer these…
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The city of Geneva is making a change in its fall leaf-pickup schedule because the leaves have held on so long this fall. And while…
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Following the recent outbreak of songbird deaths, Illinois officials are not currently recommending removing feeders, but stress cleaning and sanitizing feeders every two weeks and…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This Good Natured column was written by Pam Erickson Otto, the outreach ambassador for the St. Charles Park District. She can be reached at…
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