Marta Keane, a career environmentalist, will give insight on our habits as consumers and our larger environment during a free program Thursday Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. at Yorkville Congregational UCC, 409 Center Parkway, Yorkville. Marta will offer ideas on how to think out-of-the-box to make simple and effective changes
Batavia’s Fermilab, Kirk and Pine St., Batavia, will host its annual Seed Harvest Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Meet at the Lederman Science Center parking lot. Attendees will help gather seeds in the prairie and lunch with snacks will be provided. Please bring gloves, paper bags
Help is needed to make this fall’s Aurora Citywide Cleanup Day a success! Gather friends, family, or neighbors and join in keeping our community clean and beautiful. Be sure to mark your calendars for Saturday, Oct. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to noon for this community-wide event. The start of the
By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois has made substantial progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in recent years, but it is not yet on track to meet its goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. That’s the conclusion of a new Comprehensive Climate Action Plan released this month by the
The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will host the annual Harvest Fall Festival Sunday, Sept. 27, from noon to 3 p.m. at Oakhurst Forest Preserve, 1680 Fifth Ave., Aurora. Festival-goers can paint pumpkins, play games, create nature-inspired crafts, visit education stations, and enjoy live folk music and refreshments. Admission
Kiwanis Club of Aurora Fox River trail clean-up members receive an appreciation certificate September 15, from Ivan Chambers, Community Outreach Coordinator, Fox Valley Park District.
Friends of the Fox River invites individuals, community groups, businesses, and organizations to host events for the upcoming It’s Our Fox River Day (IOFRD) Saturday, Sept. 19. Spanning the river’s 200-mile length across sites in Wisconsin and Illinois, IOFRD facilitates meaningful connections with the watershed through an array of river-related
The Big One: Shred and Recycle No. 2 will take place from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 29, 540 S. Randall Rd., St. Charles. Confidential document shredding, recycling of electronics, clothing, textiles, shoes and apparel, books and paper, bicycles, Styrofoam, batteries, and fluorescent bulbs/tubes —Kane County government
Many varied representatives dig a shovel into the dirt August 20 to commemorate the start of the historic Mastodon Lake Dredging and Shoreline Restoration Project.
The City of Aurora government will host a Sustainability Town Hall from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 at 2185 Liberty Street, Aurora, as part of the Summer Civics Series. The event will detail the City’s current sustainability efforts, ranging from green jobs to long-term environmental resilience, and
The Big One: Shred and Recycle No. 2 will take place from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 29, 540 S. Randall Rd., St. Charles. Confidential document shredding, recycling of electronics, clothing, textiles, shoes and apparel, books and paper, bicycles, Styrofoam, batteries, and fluorescent bulbs/tubes —Kane County government
University of Illinois Extension will host an Extension Connection Community Day Sunday, Aug. 30 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kane County Idea Garden, Route 38 and Peck Road, at 3480 Lincoln Highway, in St. Charles. The local Extension team will be joined by master gardeners, master naturalists,
The City of Aurora government will host a free electronics recycling drive-thru Saturday, Aug. 22 from 8 a.m to noon at the Route 59 Train Station, 1090 N. IL Route 59. The event will take place on the south side of the tracks. All items are free to recycle, but
Nancy “Gaby” Valladolid’s photo of a two-spotted bumblebee at Isle a la Cache preserve in Romeoville won first place in July’s portion of the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Preserve the Moment photo contest.
Naperville Neighborly Day, a free Block Party with traditional nostalgia vibes in downtown Naperville, on Chicago Ave. between Washington to Main St., will take place 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9. The day will have many notable musical performances and visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to
Grab your dip net and get ready to wade into the water! The Forest Preserve District of Kane County invites the community to take part in the 8th Annual Rusty Rodeo, a free, family-friendly event focused on removing invasive Rusty Crayfish from local waterways. The event will be held from
Anyone can help endangered Blanding’s turtles by adopting one. Adoptions will help raise funds for the Forest Preserve District of Kane County’s Blanding’s turtle conservation efforts and research. To adopt visit https://kaneforestpreservefoundation.org/adoptaturtle —Forest Preserve District of Kane County
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
