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2. Lake County Forest Preserves - Wikipedia

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   Lake County Forest Preserves (also called Lake County Forest Preserve District, or LCFPD) is a governmental organization that purchases land and oversees the use of such public open-space in Lake County, Illinois. [1] It is a member of Chicago Wilderness. [2] The board of directors is also the board of Lake County. The directors are voted into ...

3. Citizens for Conservation - Wikipedia

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   CFC specializes in habitat restoration, both on properties it owns and nearby forest preserves of Lake County Forest Preserve District and Forest Preserve District of Cook County. CFC relies almost entirely on volunteers, meeting at least once a week year-round. [3] In addition, student interns are hired during the summer.

4. Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area - Wikipedia

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   Borland donated his acreage in 1985; the forest preserve moved his cabin north of Aptakisic Road for use as an interpretive center. The Millard, Barnes, and Preston cabins have been demolished. By 1972, the Forest Preserve occupied 550 acres (220 ha). [2] Today, the forest preserve is 561 acres (227 ha).

5. Lake County Forest Preserves approves $66.8M budget - AOL

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   A budget of $66.8 million for 2024 was approved by the Lake County Forest Preserves Board of Commissioners last week. About 59%, or $39,161,800, of the budget will be used for operating expenses.

6. Bess Bower Dunn Museum - Wikipedia

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   Bess Bower Dunn Museum, formerly known as the Lake County Discovery Museum, is an interactive museum of history, art, and popular culture located in Libertyville, Illinois. The museum was established in 1976 in Wauconda, IL and sited in Lakewood Forest Preserve as part of the larger Lake County Forest Preserve District .

7. List of nature centers in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Lake Renwick Preserve: Plainfield: Will: Chicago area: Operated by the Forest Preserve District of Will County, 320 acre site and 200 acre lake where great blue herons, great egrets, black-crowned night herons, double-crested cormorants, and cattle egrets nest together, features Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Visitor Center with birding programs

8. Mettawa, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Mettawa is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 533. [2] The village maintains trails for pedestrian, bicycle and equestrian usage. Five forest preserves of the Lake County Forest Preserve District are located within village boundaries.

9. Middlefork Savanna - Wikipedia

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   Middlefork Savanna opened to the public in 2002. The preserve’s land was purchased by the Lake County Forest Preserves in phases, the first of which was 43 acres (17 ha) in 1989. The last addition to the preserve was made in 2000. [2] It is named for the middle fork of the north branch of the Chicago River that passes through the area. The ...