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The Forest Preserve District of Will County was created by referendum on July 25, 1927, to preserve open spaces in Will County, Illinois, US. The first land acquisition was in 1930. [ 1 ] As of December 2010 [update] , the District owns or manages 21,916 acres (8,869 ha) of land. [ 2 ]
The lake is a part of The Forest Preserve District of Will County which owns and manages land in 70 forest preserves, including 10 designated as Illinois Nature Preserves for their rare natural features. The Whalon Lake property was purchased through voter supported referendums.
The Lake Renwick Preserve is an 836-acre (3.38 km 2) county forest preserve located in Will County, Illinois. It is the second largest county government owned nature preserve in Will County. The closest major town is Plainfield, Illinois. It is best known as a nesting location for herons and other wading birds. [1]
Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve is a unit of the Forest Preserve District of Will County located in Crete Township in Will County, Illinois. The closest town is Crete, Illinois . The preserve covers 898 acres (3.63 km 2 ) and contains 4 miles (6.4 km) of trails and a man-made 40-foot (12 m) hill which is a sledding hill in the winter.
Operated by the Forest Preserve District of Will County, 985 acres, over 3 miles of trails Trailside Museum of Natural History: River Forest: Cook: Chicago area: website, operated by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, displays of live native animals, wildflower gardens, information about local wildlife and their habitats
Thorn Creek Woods Nature Center and Preserve is located in Will County, Illinois, near the municipality of Park Forest, Illinois. It is part of the Forest Preserve District of Will County. The entranceway to Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve is located at 247 Monee Road, approximately 0.25-mile (400 m) north of Stunkel Road, in Park Forest.
A number of areas are preserved as parks (over 20,000 acres (81 km 2) total) under the Forest Preserve District of Will County. The 17,000 acres (69 km 2) Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is a U.S. Forest Service park in the county on the grounds of the former Joliet Arsenal.
Isle a la Cache, a 101-acre riparian island, is located in the Des Plaines River in Romeoville, Illinois.The island is a forest preserve, owned and operated by the Forest Preserve District of Will County.