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The Park District announced the expansion of the Montrose Beach Dunes Natural Area in 2021 to support wildlife conservation efforts. Because there are so few protected sand beaches in Illinois ...
The preserve includes Prairie, Savanna, Woodland, as well as an ADA Path, Birding Area, and Nature Trail. [2] With 349 recorded species, it is Illinois's hottest spot on EBird. [3] Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, conservationists and birders worked together to officially designate this area a nature preserve and bird sanctuary. [4]
Monty, one half of Chicago’s endangered Great Lakes piping plover pair, died on May 13, 2022, at Montrose Beach. It was his fourth summer in the North Side sand. He was still waiting on the ...
Other leisure opportunities include Montrose Beach [51] and Montrose Harbor, a marina for local and transient boaters and home to the Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club. [52] The Montrose Beach Dunes Natural Area features dunes, wetlands, and the Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary that provide refuge for endangered plants and animals. [53]
Oak Street Beach, located at 1000 North, [9] covers the area from the North Avenue 'Hook' Pier south to Ohio Street Beach (Illinois St. Beach, Olive Beach), about 1.5 mi (2 km). Oak Street is home to the largest area of deep water swimming in the city (1/2 mile (800 m) over 10 ft (3 m)).
In Palm Beach County, you can spot the four-petal pawpaw blooming along one of the two preserved hiking trails at Juno Dunes Natural Area in Juno Beach. The pawpaw blooms can be found on the Juno ...
The 569 acre preserve in Juno Beach ranges from the Atlantic to the Intracoastal Waterway. It is the largest tract of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge in Palm Beach County. It is divided into two tracts by U.S. Highway 1. Kiosks at the entrances provide detailed information about the flora and fauna within the natural areas.
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