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  • 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...

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  • Watersmeet Prairie Grove

    Watersmeet Prairie Grove 1899 winnetka road, northfield, il

    Named 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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  • Somme Woods

    Somme Woods 1714 Dundee Road, Northbrook, IL, United States

    Somme 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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  • Bunker North Flatwoods

    Bunker North Flatwoods 6600 West Harts Road, Niles, IL

    Bunker 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...

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  • Somme Woods

    Somme Woods 1714 Dundee Road, Northbrook, IL, United States

    Somme 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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  • St Paul Woods

    St Paul Woods Forest Preserve 6500 Oakton Ave, Morton Grove, il

    St Paul Woods is an inviting oak-hickory woodland situated east of the North Branch of the Chicago River. Like many of our native woodlands, it needs management to clear invasive brush and...

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