Forest Preserve District

May and June will mark the return of periodical cicadas, and Kane and Kendall counties will host several events to celebrate.

May and June will mark the return of periodical cicadas, and Kane and Kendall counties will host several events to celebrate.

Fabyan Windmill's public tours will open June 2.

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is offering free wood chips to the public on Sunday, April 28.

Construction for Kendall County's Mary M. Subat Nature Center and Hoover-Fox River Bluffs trail connection is planned for this year and 2025.

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will host a free scavenger hunt in Tekakwitha Woods Forest Preserve.

Here is a list of summer camps in Kendall County for summer.

Kane County Forest Preserve District Naturalists will cover basic bird-identification skills and share a few interesting stories along the way.

The PPFV's 50th anniversary will take place March 26.

Creek Bend Nature Center at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles will hold a variety of activities specific to the theme of the month this spring.

Learn about the history of bobcats in our state, recent bobcat recolonization of northern Illinois, and bobcat ecology during a Thursday, April 11 from 7-8:30 p.m.

The Kane County Forest District will help you learn many of the different ephemeral flower species with plant identification signs sponsored by the Kane Forest Preserve Foundation.

Jon J. Duerr, who led the Kane County Forest Preserve District to success in open space preservation, died Monday. He was 81.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s year-long Take It Outside Challenge kicks off this weekend. This year’s challenge comes with a twist.

When your pumpkins start to lose their luster, don’t drop them into the trash or dump them in nature, smash them at the Forest Preserve District of Will County's Plum Creek Nature Center.