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  2. Detroit Fire Department - Wikipedia

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    The Detroit Fire Department (DFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The DFD operates 47 fire companies and 25 ambulances out of 36 fire stations located throughout the city, with a total sworn personnel complement of 1200 members.

  3. Forest Preserve District of Cook County - Wikipedia

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    The Forest Preserve District of Cook County is a governmental commission in Cook County, Illinois, that owns and manages land containing forest, prairie, wetland, streams, and lakes. These land holdings are primarily managed as undeveloped natural areas and for outdoor recreation .

  4. Camp Pine (Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    A Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp was established along the Des Plaines River at Dam No. 2 on Cook County Forest Preserve District property, north of Des Plaines, on August 16, 1934. Workers assigned to the camp were tasked with improving the local forest preserves by building parking spaces, shelters, trails, and other facilities.

  5. List of protected areas of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    One of the largest systems is the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, which includes Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Botanic Garden as well as 70,000 acres (280 km 2) of open land, or 11.6 percent of Cook County's land area. Under Illinois law, counties may set up a conservation land holding district, after approval by county voters.

  6. Red Gate Woods - Wikipedia

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    Red Gate Woods is a forest preserve section within the Palos Forest Preserve, a division of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois. It is located near where the Cal-Sag Channel meets the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal .

  7. North Creek Woods - Wikipedia

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    The North Creek Woods or North Creek Meadow is located within the Cook County Forest Preserves in Lansing, Illinois. [1] The woods are connected to the other forest preserves of the Thorn Creek Trailsystem. They are named after North Creek, a tributary of Thorn Creek that runs through the woods. They contain many miles of paved bike trails and ...

  8. Chicago Portage National Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Portage National Historic Site is a National Historic Site commemorating the importance of the Chicago Portage [2] in Lyons, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located in Chicago Portage Forest Preserve and the Ottawa Trail Woods Forest Preserve, at the junction of Portage Creek with the Des Plaines River , on the west side ...

  9. Swallow Cliff Woods - Wikipedia

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    Swallow Cliff Woods is an 800-acre [1] nature preserve located near Palos Park, Illinois, in the Palos Forest Preserves. [2] It was built in 1930 by the Civilian Conservation Corps and operated by the Cook County Forest Preserve District. One of the highlights is a 100 foot bluff with 125 limestone stairs of varying heights.

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