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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Somme Prairie Nature Preserve
Located 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...
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Bunker Hill Savanna
Bunker Hill Forest Preserve 6800 Caldwell Ave, Chicago, ilWinding west and north along the bluff above the Chicago River, the bike path runs through the Forest Preserve known as Bunker Hill Savanna and Sidney Yates Flatwoods . Bounded by Caldwell,...
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Harms Woods
Glenview Woods parking lot, west side of Harms Road, just south of Glenview Rd. 721 Harms Road, Glenview, IlThis fine oak woodland lies on the west side of the North Branch of the Chicago River in the village of Glenview. Several different species of oak are represented here; red oaks...
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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...
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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...