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Celebrate the New Nature Play Space at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, Nov 9
Celebrate the new Nature Play Space at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, Nov. 9 GENEVA, IL — The Forest Preserve District of Kane County and the Kane Forest Preserve Foundation invite the community to celebrate the new Nature Play Space at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, during a ribbon-cutting and grand opening Monday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. All are welcome to attend the celebration, then stay to explore and play. Designed for unstructured, child directed play with nature, the space encourages children to use their
Forest Preserve District Protects the Core of Sugar Grove's Namesake Woods
GENEVA, IL — Kane County’s second-oldest forest preserve just grew in size, with a 33.09-acre addition to Bliss Woods Forest Preserve in Sugar Grove.The Forest Preserve District of Kane County closed on the property Oct. 7. Along Bliss Road, adjacent to the eastern section of the preserve, the addition features intact forest-floor wildflowers and massive oaks. It includes the core of the woods that gave Sugar Grove its name.The village was named after a 500-acre woodland in 1834. Protected from wildfires by
