The Forest Preserve District of Kane County has announced a number of prescribed burns will take place this fall at forest preserves in the district.

Each spring and fall, the district conducts prescribed burns across prairies, woodlands and wetlands in an effort to restore and maintain the ecological health of a site, according to a press release from the district.

“These carefully controlled burns help release nutrients from burned plant material, encourage seed growth and expose bare soil to sunlight so native plants can flourish,” said Pat Chess, director of Natural Resources for the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, in the release. “Prescribed burns also reduce the abundance of non-native brush such as buckthorn and honeysuckle.”

Before a controlled burn, trained staff membe

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