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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.

Campground open
Who's ready to do some camping? Paul Wolff Campground in Elgin opened May 1 for the season, and Big Rock Campground is expected to open in July. Come camping with us! See here for more information on Paul Wolff Campground.

Public Meeting Notice
The public is invited to Creek Bend Nature Center at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve on May 15 from 4-6 p.m. to learn about plans for the facility and surrounding area. View the notice, here.

2013-14 Budget
The 2013-14 Budget was approved May 14. It's available here and on our Finance Committee page.

Temporary Closures
Due to flooding, the following areas remain closed as of 5/6: the back/south end of Buffalo Park FP; all trails in Oakhurst FP; the Fox River Trail between Jon J. Duerr FP & County Park in South Elgin; and the River Bend Trail. We will update here and on Facebook, as conditions improve.

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.

Brewster Creek Rental
The Lodge at Brewster Creek is the perfect place for your special event. Click here for details.

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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Big Rock Big Rock Fishing; Hiking; Horseback Riding; Nature Preserves; Picnic Areas
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Burlington Prairie Burlington Hiking; Horseback Riding; Nature Preserves; Winter Activities
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Cardinal Creek
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Deer Valley Big Rock Golf
Dick Young Batavia; Blackberry Hiking; Horseback Riding; Nature Preserves
Eagles Elgin
Elburn Kaneville; Virgil Hiking; Historic Sites; Nature Preserves; Picnic Areas; Shelters
Elgin Shores Elgin
Fabyan Geneva Bike and Nature Trails; Boat/Canoe Launch; Fishing; Hiking; Historic Sites; Picnic Areas; Shelters; Winter Activities
Ferson Creek St. Charles
Fitchie Creek Plato Hiking; Horseback Riding
Fox River Bluff & Fox River Bluff West St. Charles Bike and Nature Trails; Fishing; Hiking; Off-Leash Dog Areas
Fox River Shores Dundee Bike and Nature Trails; Boat/Canoe Launch; Fishing; Nature Preserves; Picnic Areas; Shelters
Freeman Kame - Meagher Rutland Hiking; Horseback Riding
Glenwood Park Batavia Bike and Nature Trails; Fishing; Picnic Areas; Shelters; Snowmobiling; Winter Activities
Grunwald Farms Blackberry Hiking
Gunnar Anderson Geneva Bike and Nature Trails; Fishing; Picnic Areas; Shelters
Hampshire Hampshire Hiking; Horseback Riding; Picnic Areas; Shelters; Snowmobiling; Winter Activities
Hampshire South Winter Activities
Hannaford Woods/Nickels Farm Sugar Grove Bike and Nature Trails; Hiking; Nature Preserves; Picnic Areas
Helm Woods Dundee Hiking; Nature Preserves
Hughes Creek Blackberry Golf
Jack E. Cook Park & Plato
Jelkes Creek
Johnson's Mound Blackberry Hiking; Nature Preserves; Picnic Areas; Shelters; Winter Activities
Jon J. Duerr St. Charles Bike and Nature Trails; Boat/Canoe Launch; Fishing; Hiking; Historic Sites; Picnic Areas; Shelters
Kenyon Farm Elgin Hiking
Lake Run Sugar Grove
LeRoy Oakes St. Charles Bike and Nature Trails; Fishing; Hiking; Historic Sites; Horseback Riding; Nature Preserves; Picnic Areas; Shelters
Les Arends Batavia Bike and Nature Trails; Fishing; Hiking; Picnic Areas; Shelters
Little Woods St. Charles
Lone Grove Kaneville Hiking; Nature Preserves; Picnic Areas
McLean Road Fen
Meissner Prairie - Corron Campton; Plato
Mill Creek Batavia; Blackberry Bike and Nature Trails; Hiking
Muirhead Springs Plato Winter Activities
New Haven Park
Oakhurst Aurora Bike and Nature Trails; Boat/Canoe Launch; Fishing; Hiking; Historic Sites; Nature Preserves; Picnic Areas; Shelters; Winter Activities
Otter Creek Elgin Hiking
Pingree Grove Plato; Rutland Horseback Riding
Poplar Creek Elgin
Prairie Green
Raceway Woods Dundee Hiking; Historic Sites; Picnic Areas; Shelters; Horseback Riding
Raymond Street Elgin
Regole Geneva
Rutland Rutland Hiking; Historic Sites; Picnic Areas; Shelters; Snowmobiling; Winter Activities
Sauer Family Prairie Kame Big Rock; Sugar Grove Hiking; Nature Preserves
Schweitzer Woods Dundee Off-Leash Dog Areas
Settler's Hill Geneva Golf
Sleepy Hollow Ravine Dundee
Tekakwitha Woods St. Charles Bike and Nature Trails; Fishing; Hiking; Historic Sites; Picnic Areas
Tyler Creek Elgin Bike and Nature Trails; Hiking; Picnic Areas; Shelters
Underwood Prairie Blackberry; Kaneville
Virgil Virgil
Voyageur's Landing Dundee Bike and Nature Trails; Boat/Canoe Launch; Fishing; Picnic Areas; Shelters
Willoughby Farms Dundee

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