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Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin invites you to choose your own "READventure!" in the Summer Reading Challenge.

Absent of splashdowns, sand volleyball and dumping coconut trees, the Fox Valley Park Districts two outdoor aquatics centers didnt see a drip of action in 2020.

Go Fly a Kite to kick off Wheaton Park Districts 100th anniversary celebration Wheaton Park District kicks off its year-long 100th anniversary celebration with the free Go Fly a Kite event on Saturday, May 1, at Wheatons Graf Park. Daily Herald file photo     Posted4/21/2021 5:15 PM Go Fly a Kite is a free event held in Wheatons Graf Park that encourages the community to come out and enjoy spring and fly kites! This years kite event will not only kick off Wheaton Park Districts ...

Volunteers from the Batavia Parks Foundation and Encore Batavia are co-hosting a pop-up scavenger hunt and information-gathering event on Sunday, April 18, to gain neighborhood insight into the development of intergenerational playgrounds at two Batavia parks.

Enjoy Story Time with your child at Creek Bend Nature Center   Posted4/5/2021 6:22 PM Young children can enjoy some stories, explore the outdoors around Creek Bend Nature Center, and learn how to create beautiful things with nature during the "Story Time at Creek Bend Nature Center" programs. Staff will provide the materials needed to do the take-and-make craft at home. Each new monthly video will feature a book read by a St. Charles Public Library librarian and introduce a fun craft...

Naperville Park District summer camps guide now available online Campers at last years Camp Seager join in small groups for fun activities based on a different theme each week, led by camp counselors. Courtesy of Naperville Park District   Updated 4/5/2021 11:30 AM To help families plan a fun and memorable summer, the Naperville Park District Summer Camps Guide is now available online at www.napervilleparks.org/programguides, offering a variety of camp experiences for children fr...

City Nature Challenge 2021: Chicago Metro A starling puffs his feathers near a female while feeding on a lawn in the early evening. Daily Herald file photo A black Eastern Gray squirrel takes off with a nut into the forest at Tekakwitha Woods in St. Charles. Daily Herald file photo   Posted4/1/2021 5:32 PM Join participants from over 350 cities around the world for the City Nature Challenge by sharing your observations of wild plants and animals in the Kane County area between April ...

Nature programs explore the sweet tastes of spring   This month, naturalists are demonstrating how to tap for maple syrup with in-person and online programs across the suburbs. John Starks | Staff Photographer   Posted3/4/2021 3:03 PM The warmer, sunny days and cool nights of March encourage maple trees to produce their sweetest sap. Learn more about the process of making maple syrup at events around the suburbs this month. Cook County   The Forest Preserves of Cook County is o...

Marvel at maple syruping traditions at two DuPage Forest Preserves Learn how to drill a sugar maple tree during "DIY Maple Sugaring: The Basics" on Saturday, March 13, at Fullersburg Woods in Oak Brook. Courtesy of Forest Preserve District of DuPage County The warmer, sunny days and cool nights of March encourage maple trees to produce their sweetest sap. Courtesy of Forest Preserve District of DuPage County   Posted3/4/2021 2:41 PM Explore how tree sap is transformed into sw...

Bloomingdale Park Museum reopens March 20 with Parodies of Painting Masterworks The Bloomingdale Park Museum will kick off its re-opening with the exhibit, "Parodies of Painting Masterworks," beginning March 20. Courtesy of Bloomingdale Park District   Posted3/2/2021 7:09 PM For its reopening March 20, the Bloomingdale Park Museum is hosting an exhibit titled "Parodies of Painting Masterworks." The exhibition features several hundred examples of well-known fine art paintings, alt...