Oxbow Prairie
Oxbow Prairie 6800 N Caldwell Ave, Chicago, ilOxbow Prairie, formed by an old loop in the river’s course, lies northwest of Bunker Hill Savanna. This old oxbow in the Chicago River’s North Branch is a combination of low, wet...
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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...
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Forest Glen Woods
Forest Glen Woods Forest Preserve 5420 N Forest Glen Ave, ChicagoAn important corridor for migratory birds, Forest Glen is part of the Lower North Branch Preserves. This unique woodland, savanna, and floodplain ecosystem needs help from our volunteer community to remove invasive...
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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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Wayside Woods & Prairie
Wayside Forest Preserve 8874 Lehigh Ave, Morton Grove, ilThe village of Morton Grove has a constellation of sites. One of the fine prairie restorations along the North Branch is Wayside Woods Prairie. A former baseball diamond is now covered with...
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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...