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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Linne Woods
Linne Woods 6316 Dempster, Morton Grove, ilLinne Woods boasts such spring wildflowers as windflower and toothwort under a canopy of oaks and hickories with an understory of ironwood and black cherry. Directions: For Linne Woods north, go west...
Indian Road Woods
5901 N Central Ave Chicago IL, 60646 5901 N Central Ave, Chicago, ILAt Indian Road Woods visitors can stroll through a grove of stately old bur oaks on a bluff above the river. In springtime, a large population of the rare wild hyacinth provides...
Somme Prairie Nature Preserve
Somme Prairie Nature Preserve 800 N Western Ave, Northbrook, ilLocated 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...
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...
Somme Woods
Somme Woods 1714 Dundee Road, Northbrook, ILSomme 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...