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Kane County Wild Ones members plant natives outside the Nancy Kimball Cobblestone house in Elgin in June 2022. The group promotes replacing turf gr...

March 23, 2023
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Kane County Wild Ones members plant natives outside the Nancy Kimball Cobblestone house in Elgin in June 2022. The group promotes replacing turf grass with natives, which are vital to supporting local insect and butterfly populations. Courtesy of the Greater Kane County Illinois Chapter of Wild Ones Kane County Wild Ones members plant natives outside the Nancy Kimball Cobblestone house in Elgin in 2022. The group is working with the Elgin Historical Society to create displays of native plants around the 1846 home.

Jenny Whidden