Our Legacy Initiative (OLI) has launched The OLI Patriotic Garden, a movement inspired by the Victory Gardens of World War I and World War II. During the war efforts, American families came together to grow their own fruits and vegetables to help ensure the nation had plenty of fresh food
The City of Aurora’s Fire Department and Animal Care and Control Division partnered on a rescue operation the morning of July 8, saving a fawn from drowning in the Fox River. At approximately 9:30 a.m., City staff on the Downer Place Bridge in downtown Aurora noticed a young fawn appear
Sally Knudsen of Channahon won June’s Preserve the Moment photo contest with a split-second shot of a prothonotary warbler in flight. Forest Preserve District of Will County judges appreciated the sharpness and composition of the photo. “Getting a nice photo of a warbler in motion can be a challenge,” one
Following a two-week-long voting period, the City of Aurora is excited to reveal the name of the new baby elk that was born in early June at the Phillips Park Zoo. More than 800 votes were cast by the public, as voters chose from five names put together by the
Aurora Lions Club members and friends pose for a photo June 19 after clearing more than 320 pounds of trash from the Fox Valley Park District Virgil Gilman Trail in Aurora.
Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit will offer a free recycle and shred day Saturday, June 27 from 9 a.m. to noon at Kifowit’s office parking lot, 1677 Montgomery Rd., Aurora. Three garbage bags or two banker boxes will be accepted for paper shredding until a truck reaches capacity. Accepted for
Cheap Trick, the iconic rock band from Rockford, will come to downtown Aurora’s RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway, Aurora, Thursday, June 25. Gates open at 6 p.m.. Show at 8 p.m.. Tickets are $50. For tickets and information, visit riveredgeaurora.com. —Jay Kelly PR
Monarch butterfly numbers are down a dramatic 90%. What’s to be done? The easy solution is plant milkweed. Kay MacNeil, director of Milkweed for Monarchs, wants to distribute 10,000 seed packets this year! To get samples of three different kinds of milkweed and lots of information, send a stamped self
The Oswegoland Heritage Association and the Little White School Museum will host a “Hafenrichter History Hike at Farmington Lake” Saturday, May 23, starting at 10 a.m.. Participants will meet in the parking lot off of Douglas Road and Farmington Lakes Drive, and should expect mild walking conditions for the roughly
Garfield Farm Museum, 2N930 Garfield Road Campton Hills, is offering a two-hour prairie walk at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 23. The tour will be led by Jerome Johnson, the museum’s biologist. With the beginning of summer, this is an opportunity to become familiarized with the specific ecosystem of Garfield Farm
The Sierra Club Valley of the Fox will host its monthly program on Data Centers, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 18, at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S Batavia Ave., Batavia, and on Zoom. Are data centers an asset to our communities or a threat? What can local municipalities do
The 29th annual Gardeners’ Sale will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 1870 W. Galena Blvd., Aurora, the parking lot behind West Aurora Learning Center. The Fox Valley Garden Club features plants from members’ gardens, as well as annuals and perennials from local nurseries available
Greater Kane County Illinois Chapter of Wild Ones annual Native Plant Sale will take place Saturday, May 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Gray Willows Farm, 5N 949 Corron Road, St. Charles. The public is welcome to peruse the wheelchair-accessible seed/plant sale, with a large section of native
Joliet resident, Michelle Wendling, won April’s portion of the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s photo contest with this picture of Virginia bluebells at O’Hara Woods Preserve in Romeoville.
Many attendees enjoyed Aurora Greenfest during the bright day May 2.
The City of Aurora government is launching a public naming contest for four baby falcons who hatched while under the wings of their mother on the side of City Hall. In early April, a falcon named Vixen began nesting in a crevice on the second floor of the exterior of
Spring has blossomed on the prairie land at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory with one of the laboratory’s most cherished traditions: The arrival of the first newborn American bison calf. The first cinnamon-colored baby bison was born and is healthy, and the calf is staying close to its mother as it
The City of Aurora government, in partnership with the Mayor’s Sustainable Aurora Advisory Board and Aurora GreenLights, an affiliate of The Conservation Foundation, will celebrate the return of Aurora GreenFest Saturday, May 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. The free, family-friendly event, which is returning following a one-year hiatus,
The City of Aurora government is set to host two significant clean-up events Saturday, April 25, to commemorate Earth Day. The City’s Community Engagement Division will be spearheading Aurora’s first-ever city-wide clean-up event from 9 a.m. to noon throughout all 10 of the City’s Wards. Each Ward will have one
State representative Matt Hanson, D-Montgomery, is inviting his district to join him in spring cleaning with two separate events: An Earth Day litter and debris cleanup and a community shred event, both taking place Saturday, April 25. The cleanup will be at Montgomery Dam Park from 8 a.m. to 11
