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The Red Oak Nature centerCenter north of North Aurora on Route 25 one rrule north of Route 56, is the Fux Valley’s headquarters for environmental educationIt includes a convertedranch house for nature displays, situated on 27 acres of trails, trees and animal life Two trails are open to the public for self-guided toursDr. David Kennev.director of the IllinoisDepartment of Conservation, will be the guesi speaker at the dedication A picnic will follow a speech bv DaveHeffernun. the venter'sdirector, and house and ground loursThe center’s overall theme is “Nature is all around us. Jim Jennings.naturalist at the center,saidIhe house1' moms are divided into four separate theme areas for the foursun.andelements of life water, air and soil how each affects life on earth, he said rhe center also contains a raptor rehabilitationa hospital forinjured birds of prey.Hawks and owls, evenwild turkeys which who have been shot or injured, are nursed in com silos at the center until they canbe released, Jennings said.The house and land at the center was left to Aurora College severalyears ago. The Illinois Department ofConservation 'bought it from the college and theFox Valley Rirk District begun leastng it about a year a g o for environmental education The park district nowowns'the building and thepn ipert v In addition to activities at the tenter itself,employees are raisingbarn owls at Fermilab Jennings said the birds are on the endangered species list, and the center is raising owls supplied byChicago’s Lincoln ParkZoo to alleviate theshortage Red Oak Nature Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p m. Monday through Fnday and from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.thrivesA sign at the entrance of Dolomite Trial, one of Red Oak Nature Center's two wooded trails, details the history and sights of the path. Thethe Fox River and featureslarge variety of flora and fauna
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Dekalb World
Dekalb, Illinois, US
Thu, Jul 27, 1978
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