Somme Prairie Nature Preserve
Located in the village of Northbrook, in northern Cook County, these forest preserves span the original continuum of prairie to the west and north and savanna and woodland to the east and...
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Harms Woods
Glenview Woods parking lot, west side of Harms Road, just south of Glenview Rd. 721 Harms Road, Glenview, IlThis fine oak woodland lies on the west side of the North Branch of the Chicago River in the village of Glenview. Several different species of oak are represented here; red oaks...
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Labagh-Hernandez Woods
Labagh-Hernandez Woods 5275 N. Cicero, Chicago, ilLocated on the North Branch of the Chicago River, LaBagh is an important stopover point for birds during their spring and fall migration journeys. Most of LaBagh is made up of floodplain...
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Somme Woods
Somme Woods 1714 Dundee Road, Northbrook, IL, United StatesSomme Woods has bur and white oak savannas and woodlands with massive old oaks, open marshes, and ephemeral ponds. Rich with native plants and animals, the savannas and woodlands are being restored to...
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Miami Woods and Prairie
Miami Woods Forest Preserve 8200 N Caldwell Ave, Niles, ILThe Miami Woods Forest Preserve covers 112 acres stretching along the west side of the North Branch of the Chicago River from Oakton Street northward to Dempster Street. It is bounded on...
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Watersmeet Prairie Grove
Watersmeet Prairie Grove 1899 winnetka road, northfield, ilNamed for the joining of the Middle and East Forks of the North Branch of the Chicago River, Watersmeet Prairie Grove has a wide variety of communities, from a limey, wet woods...