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...
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...
Oxbow 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...
Somme Woods South Parking for these workdays is on a residential street. See below. To volunteer or for more information contact: Linda Masters For workdays at Somme Woods South, park only on the south...
A constant supply of native seeds are essential to management of healthy native communities. Not just any seeds, rather those from the present day descendants of early populations which are adapted to...
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...