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  • Linne Prairie

    Linne Prairie 8874 Lehigh Ave, Morton Grove, IL

    Linne Prairie is a different site from the rest of the North Branch preserves. The area was used as temporary storage for a huge pile of limestone excavated for the deep tunnel...

    Free

  • Labagh-Hernandez Woods

    Labagh-Hernandez Woods 5275 N. Cicero, Chicago, il

    Located 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...

  • Wayside Woods & Prairie

    Wayside Forest Preserve 8874 Lehigh Ave, Morton Grove, il

    The 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...

    Free

  • Miami Woods and Prairie

    Miami Woods Forest Preserve 8200 N Caldwell Ave, Niles, IL

    The 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...

    Free
  • Red Tail Hawk

    Forest Glen Woods

    Forest Glen Woods Forest Preserve 5420 N Forest Glen Ave, Chicago

    !!NOTE TIME CHANGE: 9AM START !! An 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...

    Free