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Miami Woods Prairie

Miami Woods Prairie

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 the west side by Caldwell Avenue, Waukegan Road and development at the intersection of Waukegan Road and Dempster Street. The land on the east side of the river forms the Saint Paul Woods Forest Preserve.

The main parking lot is on Caldwell about 1/4 mile north of Oakton where there is easy access to the bike path which runs from Devon Avenue to the Botanic Garden.  From the bike path you can see and enjoy nature in the river, woodlands and the Miami Prairie.  Things you may see include birds, butterflies, and native grasses and flowers that blossom and change throughout the seasons.

Miami Woods and Prairie contain important remnants of the original grasslands and woodlands that formed the natural heritage of the greater Chicago area. The ultimate goal within Miami Woods and Prairie (except the turf grass picnic areas) is to achieve restoration to the highest ecological condition possible using a minimum amount of management intervention. Our approach is to restore natural processes so that the area will become as self sustaining as possible.

Directions

Located on the east side of Caldwell, two blocks north of Oakton. Meet in the parking lot for Miami Woods.
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Contact

For more information, contact Andrea Juracek or Nicholas Conde at Miami Woods Prairie

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