Families planning Winter break activities or looking for new youth experiences can explore hands-on learning stations with 4-H January 5, 2023 in St. Charles. “Kids and teens can explore three 4-H project areas, create and bring home cool stuff, and get to know 4-H opportunities in DuPage, Kane, and Kendall,
Help the environment by making sure real Christmas trees are reused as mulch and isn’t taken to a landfill. Beginning Monday, Jan. 9, 2023 real Christmas trees will be picked up for free during weekly trash and recycling collection. For two weeks, from Monday, Jan. 9, 2023 through Friday, Jan.
A large hazardous waste trucking facility has been proposed to be built at the current site of Center Ice at 1N450 Highland Avenue in Glen Ellyn. The location is just a few hundred feet from the Great Western Trail (GWT) and just across the street from a school, church, and
Britain has the highest number of ancient trees, even though it is one of the least forested countries in northern Europe. Many of those trees have lived for more than 1,000 years. One such tree, the Fortingall Yew in Scotland, is thought to be 4,000 years old to make it
While electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more popular in Illinois, many have questions they need answered before deciding if zero-emission vehicles are right for them. The free, virtual event starts at 6 p.m. on December 1, 2022. ComEd and Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC) coalition will host “Navigating the Journey
This Fall, remember to leave the leaves on the ground. Jessica Ordóñez-Lancet submitted the following report from the National Wildlife Federation: “With the arrival of Fall, the National Wildlife Federation wants to remind you to put your rake and blower away and leave the leaves on the ground as nature
Pumpkin Smash Saturday, Nov. 5: Carved jack o’ lantern can be composed at several locations in Kane County from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 5. Only plant materials are accepted, please remove any plastic or metal components. All of the below-listed events will take place: • Kane County Recycling
Matias Habib, 17, of Sandwich in Kendall County, is the 2023 4-H Youth in Action Award for Agriculture recipient, sponsored by Bayer through the National 4-H Council. Habib will be honored nationally for developing a patent-pending bio-pesticide and start-up business through a 4-H entomology (study of insects) project. He is
Autumn trees with filled colorful leaves along 87th Street in Naperville, reflect the season.
The Aurora free Fall electronics recycling drive-thru collection at Bednarcik Junior High School parking lot in Aurora Saturday, Oct. 8 includes television sets, 1,100 in all.
Kendra Ward wrote the following article which was published in the 2021 Spring issue of YES magazine. “We can engage in simple rituals of reciprocity by finding a daily communion with the creatures, waterways, and stars, that remind us something vibrantly alive exists beyond our limited knowledge and understanding. “Do
Last of two parts The previous part is at https://thevoice.us/research-seeks-to-stop-disappearance-of-monarchs “Erin Zylstra, a Michigan State University (MSU) postdoctoral research associate asks: “Why is the eastern monarch butterfly disappearing? “A Spartan-led research team has uncovered an answer, at least for the most recent population decline, with a huge assist from volunteers.
The City of Aurora will be host to its free Fall Electronics Recycling Drive-Thru from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 at Bednarcik Junior High School, 3025 Heggs Road, Aurora. All items are free to recycle, including televisions. The event is open to the first registered 1,500 Aurora
First of two parts Erin Zylstra, a Michigan State University (MSU) postdoctoral research associate asks: “Why is the eastern monarch butterfly disappearing?” Between 2004 and 2018, changing climate at the monarch’s Spring and Summer breeding grounds has had the most significant impact on this declining population. In fact, the effects
By Emily Swihart Spring showers, Summer thunderstorms, Winter dusting of snow, are familiar weather events for Midwesterners, but as climate changes so do weather events. Extreme weather is increasing in Illinois. Over the past 120 years, significant changes have occurred that are causing more extreme weather events, according to a
By Brittnay Haag Fall blooming plants extend the season of our gardens after many plants have dried up or are done blooming for the year. They are a much-needed food source for pollinators who are still foraging and getting ready for Winter. You can prolong the floral show in your
August 22, 2022Dear editor; Reading about the mosquito abatement spraying in the Oswego Village Newsletter, makes me wonder if that control is what has eliminated our butterflies and bees this year? I read a letter to the editor from Ken Mozingo in the local newspapers, Ledger and The Voice, that
By Chris Enroth When confronted with lawn weeds, typically we think of dandelion, creeping Charlie, and violet. These plants and many others are classified as broadleaved weeds, or dicots, and are easily distinguished from grasses which are monocots. Scientists have engineered herbicides that target broadleaved plants, while the chemical does
Friends of the Fox River (FOTFR) and Two Brother’s Roundhouse in Aurora will hold an evening of information and discussion Wednesday, Aug. 24 to help provide better understanding of Fox River restoration and dam removal. Friends of the Fox River representatives will address Fox River history, common concerns with support
By Ryan Pankau Nothing beats the light and airy look of tall, distinctive, grasses in a landscape arrangement. The fluffy seedheads and slender, attractive, stems practically dance in the wind on breezy days, and add texture as well as a structural element to any landscape bed. For many years, there
