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Good Natured: Leapin' Lizards! There's a Florida Hitchhiker Under My Couch!

Good Natured: Leapin’ Lizards! There’s a Florida Hitchhiker Under My Couch!

August 5, 2021
Animal Care and Control, Communities, Consumers, Gardening, Government, Homeowners, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Quirky and Fun

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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Mosquito Trap Near Geneva Yields Positive West Nile Virus Sample

Mosquito Trap Near Geneva Yields Positive West Nile Virus Sample

August 3, 2021
Breaking News, Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Health, Kane County Health Department, Nature, Public Safety, Public Service, State of Illinois, WK-Communities

The Kane County Health Department has been alerted to mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile Virus. This batch was collected by an independent contractor…

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Aug. 6 'Rusty Rodeo' Offers Chance to Preserve Local Watersheds 

Aug. 6 ‘Rusty Rodeo’ Offers Chance to Preserve Local Watersheds 

July 30, 2021
Animal Care and Control, Communities, Consumers, Education, Environment, Events, Government, Health, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Public Safety, Public Service, Quality of Life, Quirky and Fun, Recreation, WK-Communities

A curious visitor asks a naturalist to describe the appearance of a rusty crayfish. When she says, “It looks like they’ve been pinched with Cheetos…

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Good Natured: Pie Is Good! Er, Pye! ... Joe Pye, That Is

Good Natured: Pie Is Good! Er, Pye! … Joe Pye, That Is

July 29, 2021
Communities, Consumers, Education, Environment, Government, Health, Kane County Forest Preserve District, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Public Service, Quality of Life, Quirky and Fun, Recycling

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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Good Natured: 'The Schmutz And I' (And FYI, This Insect Is NOT a Praying Mantis!)

Good Natured: ‘The Schmutz And I’ (And FYI, This Insect Is NOT a Praying Mantis!)

July 22, 2021
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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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Health Officials: Asian Tiger Mosquitoes Now 'Abundant' in Illinois

Health Officials: Asian Tiger Mosquitoes Now ‘Abundant’ in Illinois

July 21, 2021
Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Health, Kane County Health Department, Nature, Public Safety, Public Service, Recreation, WK-Communities

Illinois Natural History Survey medical entomologist Chris Stone, pathobiology professor Rebecca Smith and their colleagues report that the Asian tiger mosquito persists in south and…

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Good Natured: For the 13th Line — 'That Is Not a Chipmunk'

Good Natured: For the 13th Line — ‘That Is Not a Chipmunk’

July 15, 2021
Animal Care and Control, Education, Gardening, Government, Health, Kane County Forest Preserve District, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Public Service, Quality of Life

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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Cicada Killer Wasps in Search of Cicadas, Not Humans

Cicada Killer Wasps in Search of Cicadas, Not Humans

July 12, 2021
Animal Care and Control, Communities, Consumers, Education, Gardening, Government, Health, Nature, Public Safety, Public Service, Quality of Life, State of Illinois

The annual cicadas have begun to sing their song, and along with them comes the emergence of their natural predator, the cicada killer wasp. Despite their…

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Good Natured: Rude Neighbors Making a Racket in Pam's Yard ... Toadally!

Good Natured: Rude Neighbors Making a Racket in Pam’s Yard … Toadally!

July 8, 2021
Communities, Education, Events, Gardening, Government, Health, Homeowners, Kane County Forest Preserve District, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Recreation

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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SAVE THE DATE to Help Kane County Rid Our Streams of The Scourge of Rusty Crayfish

SAVE THE DATE to Help Kane County Rid Our Streams of The Scourge of Rusty Crayfish

July 7, 2021
Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Kane County Forest Preserve District, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Public Safety, Public Service, Quality of Life, Quirky and Fun

While “Rusty Crayfish” might sound suspiciously like the name of a guy you went to high school with in the ’70s, it is in fact…

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