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Maple Sugaring Days Rescheduled 3/15-3/16
We've pushed back our Maple Sugaring Days event to March 15-16, and relocated it to LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve. Let's hope winter's behind us and the sap will be flowing by then!

Request to Speak
To sign-up to speak during public comment at the Forest Preserve Commission or standing committee meetings, please submit a Request to Speak form.

Tree & Brush Clearing at Freeman Kame
A tree and brush-thinning project begins at Freeman Kame FP, the week of Jan. 27. This multi-year effort will improve woodland conditions, reduce invasive brush, and improve oak regeneration. see Press Releases.

Belding Lodge at
Brewster Creek
Rent the Belding Lodge at Brewster Creek Forest Preserve for your next gathering. See our Brewster page for details.

Brunner Family FP awarded OSLAD grant
The District was awarded a $400,000 development grant for Brunner Family FP improvements! Gov. Pat Quinn announced the award May 11. See planned improvements here. View our press release here.

Chronic Wasting Disease Info
Chronic wasting disease is an always-fatal neurological disease found in deer and elk. If left unmanaged, it’s feared the disease could spread throughout the state’s deer population. For more information, see CWD: Surveillance and Management and CWD Management in Illinois: Fact or Fiction. For additional CWD facts and figures, visit IDNR.

Proposed Grunwald Campground
Share your thoughts on proposed improvements to Grunwald Forest Preserve. Join us 6/29 at District HQ from 4-6 p.m. for a Public Information Meeting.

2010 Progress Report
See land acquisition and capital projects made possible by the support of Kane County citizens in our 2010 Progress Report.

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Commissioners

John J. Hoscheit
District 12
President

Barbara Wojnicki
District 15
President Pro Tem

Michael Kenyon
District 16
Secretary, Chairman

Myrna Molina
District 1

Melisa Taylor
District 5

Susan Starrett
District 10

Philip Lewis
District 13

Drew Frasz
District 18

Rebecca Gillam
District 21

Maggie Auger
District 23

Joseph Haimann
District 24

Planning & Utilization Committee

The Planning & Utilization Committee meets monthly to consider all business regarding the use, management, modifications or improvements to District properties. Types of issues may include (but are not limited to): land planning, cooperative or intergovernmental agreements, easements, special events, property use, preserve amenities, natural resources, wildlife studies and management, citizen comments/suggestions and purchases/bids in relation to equipment, management, improvements or modification of properties. The Planning & Utilization Committee may establish subcommittees to coordinate special projects or evaluations.
 
Dates and times are subject to change.

If you wish to speak at a Planning & Utilization Committee meeting, you must submit a completed Request to Speak Form. You may submit the form online no later than 24 hours before the scheduled meeting, or you may submit the form in person to the Committee Secretary no later than 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.
 

The President of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County is a member of all committees

SCHEDULE [ Meets as needed ]

Current Meeting Notice(s)
2/27/2014

Current Meeting Agenda(s)
2/27/2014

MINUTES
1/18/2013
2/28/2013
3/15/2013
4/25/2013
5/30/2013
6/27/2013
7/25/2013
8/29/2013
9/26/2013
10/31/2013
12/5/2013

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