Nature for All: The Origin Story of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Name: Nature for All: The Origin Story of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Start: 2025-01-08T18:30:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-08T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Creek Bend Nature Center

Schedule

Wed Jan 08 2025 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Creek Bend Nature Center | Saint Charles, IL

*To register, call 630-444-3190 or email [email protected].*
The year was 1922. Land along the Fox River in Kane County was being seized for private development. Acres of woodland and farmland were converted into housing. Open spaces were filled. Nature was in retreat. Children were trapped indoors.
Back then, Kane County was derided as being “slackers in preserving forests.” Then, in 1925, the Forest Preserve District of Kane County was established. And today, more than 23,000 acres have been preserved and conserved for the education and recreation of all. How did it all happen?
Join Al Watts, historical consultant to the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, to encounter the women who led the effort to establish a Forest Preserve District in Kane County, 100 years ago. Learn why and how they did this work. Discover what is now known about the histories of the first tracts of land acquired by the District, and the natural features that attracted the land’s acquisition. You’ll even get a sneak peek at other uncovered stories, soon to be shared, as the District celebrates its centennial year. Register for one session only.
Wednesday, Jan. 8; 6:30-8 p.m.
Creek Bend Nature Center
LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve
37W700 Dean St., St. Charles
Fee: $10/person
Tuesday, Jan. 14; 6:30-8 p.m.
Barbara Belding Lodge
Brewster Creek Forest Preserve
6N921 IL Rte. 25, St. Charles
Fee: $10/person