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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. 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).

4. Des Plaines River Trail - Wikipedia

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   Much of the Des Plaines River Trail runs through a protected corridor made up of a series of public lands that are part of the Lake County Forest Preserve District and the Cook County Forest Preserve District. The numerous forest preserves provide additional recreational opportunities along the trail. Underpasses and bridges are used to ...

5. List of protected areas of Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Forest Preserve District of DuPage County - 26,000 acres (110 km 2) Forest Preserve District of Kane County - 20,000 acres (81 km 2) Forest Preserves of the Kankakee River Valley - 465 acres (1.88 km 2) Kendall County Forest Preserve District - 2,663 acres (10.78 km 2) Lake County Forest Preserve - 31,000 acres (130 km 2) Macon County ...

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. 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 ...

8. Single-family home development approved in Brunswick County - AOL

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   The Preserve at White Rock Lake is an approved planned development along Stone Chimney Road. More single-family homes are coming to Brunswick County as another housing development was recently ...

9. Fort Sheridan, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   A forest preserve, operated by Lake County Forest Preserves, now sits on 250 acres (100 ha) of the former fort. The preserve had been working since the 1980s on acquiring land from the U.S. Army. In 1997, the Army began conveyance of the northern section of the former base. The third and final section was obtained in 2001.