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Feeling Squirrelly And Proud of It? It's Time To Become a Certified Naturalist!

Feeling Squirrelly And Proud of It? It’s Time To Become a Certified Naturalist!

November 25, 2019
Communities, Consumers, Education, Environment, Events, Government, Kane County Forest Preserve District, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Public Service, Quality of Life, Recreation, Sustainability, WK-Communities

Editor’s Note: This article is written by Pam Otto, the outreach ambassador for the St. Charles Park District. She can be reached at 630-513-4346 or…

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Good Natured: Black Squirrel, Red Squirrel, Gray Squirrel, Dead Squirrel

Good Natured: Black Squirrel, Red Squirrel, Gray Squirrel, Dead Squirrel

November 22, 2019
Communities, Education, Environment, Government, Kane County Forest Preserve District, Nature, Parks and Recreation, WK-Features

This good-natured column is written by Pam Otto, the outreach ambassador for the St. Charles Park District. She can be reached at 630-513-4346 or potto@stcparks.org….

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Good Natured: Honey Locust Just Might Be Kane County's Most Interesting Tree

Good Natured: Honey Locust Just Might Be Kane County’s Most Interesting Tree

November 8, 2019
Communities, Education, Environment, Government, Kane County Forest Preserve District, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Quality of Life, Recreation

This good-natured column is written by Pam Otto, the outreach ambassador for the St. Charles Park District. She can be reached at 630-513-4346 or potto@stcparks.org….

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Good Natured: Pam Gets Scolded By an Angry Marsh Wren

Good Natured: Pam Gets Scolded By an Angry Marsh Wren

October 11, 2019
Communities, Consumers, Education, Environment, Government, Kane County Forest Preserve District, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Popular Culture, Quirky and Fun

This good-natured column is written by Pam Otto, the outreach ambassador for the St. Charles Park District. She can be reached at 630-513-4346 or potto@stcparks.org….

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Good Natured: Now's Your Chance To See The Mother of All Spiders

Good Natured: Now’s Your Chance To See The Mother of All Spiders

September 27, 2019
Education, Environment, Government, Nature, Quirky and Fun, WK-Features

This good-natured column is written by Pam Otto, the outreach ambassador for the St. Charles Park District. She can be reached at 630-513-4346 or potto@stcparks.org….

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Good Natured: So, What Happened To All The Acorns This Year?

Good Natured: So, What Happened To All The Acorns This Year?

September 6, 2019
Education, Environment, Events, Government, Kane County Forest Preserve District, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Quality of Life

This good-natured column is written by Pam Otto, manager of nature programs and interpretive services at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, a facility of the…

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Teachers, Citizen Scientists, and River Caretakers: Monitor the Fox!

Teachers, Citizen Scientists, and River Caretakers: Monitor the Fox!

August 7, 2019
Clubs and Organizations, Communities, Education, Environment, Events, Government, Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources, Quality of Life, Schools

Interested in getting to know more about the Fox River? Friends of the Fox River will be hosting Water Quality Monitoring In-Stream Training! The Fox…

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Good Natured: Meet The Kane County Creature From Hellgrammite

Good Natured: Meet The Kane County Creature From Hellgrammite

June 21, 2019
Communities, Education, Environment, Government, Kane County Forest Preserve District, Nature, Parks and Recreation

This good-natured column is written by Pam Erickson Otto, manager of nature programs and interpretive services at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center, a facility of…

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REGISTER NOW! Experience 'Firefly Fireworks' And 'Bat Watch' at Kane County Forest Preserves

REGISTER NOW! Experience ‘Firefly Fireworks’ And ‘Bat Watch’ at Kane County Forest Preserves

June 19, 2019
Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Kane County, Kane County Forest Preserve District, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Quality of Life, Quirky and Fun

If you wonder what the nocturnal world of our forest preserves looks like, come explore it with us during our Nighttime Nature Series! Join naturalists…

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Love The Fox River? Water Trail Organizers Seek Public Your Input June 17 in Geneva

Love The Fox River? Water Trail Organizers Seek Public Your Input June 17 in Geneva

June 11, 2019
Communities, Education, Environment, Events, Government, Nature, Parks and Recreation, Public Service, Quality of Life, Recreation, State of Illinois, WK-Communities

The Core Development Team of the Fabulous Fox! River Water Trail will be hosting several workshops in June sharing the results of their efforts with…

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