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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Bunker North Flatwoods
Bunker North Flatwoods 6600 West Harts Road, Niles, ILBunker North Flatwoods gets its cathedral-like character from the large old pin oaks that dominate the canopy. Join the North Branch Restoration Project and Centennial Volunteers as we restore this oak woodland...
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...
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...
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...
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...