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Current Projects
Ben Fuller House at Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve
The District's Board of Commissioners awarded a professional-services contract to prepare the Ben Fuller House for public use.
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Blackwell Forest Preserve Fleet Services Building Project
A new 16-bay fleet building at Blackwell Forest Preserve will provide almost 29,000 square feet for the maintenance and repair of District vehicles and equipment...
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Brewster Creek Headwaters Project - Bartlett
In March 2012, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, the Village of Bartlett and DuPage County entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement for implementation of the Brewster Creek Headwaters Project.
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Churchill Woods Wetland Restoration Project
The goal of the wetland enhancement project at Churchill Woods is to eradicate the reed canary grass monoculture from the wet prairie and sedge meadow areas...
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Cooperative Invasive-Species-Control Program at Springbrook Prairie
Invasive flowering rush populations treated at Springbrook Prairie...
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Danada Visitors Enhancements
The District proposed implementing additional accessories, trails, and landscaping as part of the overall master plan...
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Hawk Hollow Grassland Restoration
Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve is home to a 300-acre grassland, one of the few remaining uninterrupted tracts of its kind in DuPage County...
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Mayslake Off-Leash Dog Area Improvements
Since this area at Mayslake Forest Preserve in Oak Brook opened in 1999, it’s been extremely popular. Increased use has created the need for improvements...
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McKee House at Churchill Woods
The District is conducting an architectural study on the McKee House at Churchill Woods to determine costs for renovation...
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New Entrance, Parking, Trails and Plaza at St. James Farm
Construction began in July 2012 on a new Winfield Road entrance 600 feet north of the existing one...
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North Central DuPage Regional Trail / Woodland Hawk Update
Review details of the re-alignment of the Woodland Hawk Trail at Hawk Hollow...
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Oak Meadows Golf Preserve Master Plan
The Forest Preserve District acquired Oak Meadows Golf Preserve in Addison in 1985 after recognizing the property’s value for stormwater retention, open space and recreation.
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Orchid Restoration Project at DuPage Forest Preserves
The District will continue efforts to preserve the eastern prairie fringed orchid in select preserves through the spring of 2012...
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Policy on Development, Preservation and Operation of Historic Structures
View the Office of Land Mangement's presentation.
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Sawmill Creek Erosion Stabilization and Overlook
The District will undertake a project to stabilize a severely eroded bank along Sawmill Creek and construct an overlook at Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve over the spring of 2012.
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Springbrook Prairie and Belleau Woods Receive Nature Preserve Designation
The District received state nature preserve status for parts of Belleau Woods and Springbrook Prairie.
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Springbrook Prairie Wetland Mitigation Project
Restoration of one of the few native prairies in DuPage County...
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Waterfall Glen Trail Improvements at Musk Turtle Marsh
The 2,472-acre Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve is home to savannas, woodlands, prairies and wetlands...
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Willowbrook Wildlife Center Master Plan — Phase 1 Improvements
The District is working toward the first phase of Willowbrook Wildlife Center's Master Plan.
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Zebra Mussels Confirmed in West Branch Lakes
The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County confirmed the presence of invasive, nonnative zebra mussels in Deep Quarry and Bass lakes at West Branch Forest Preserve.
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Completed Projects
Alternative Fuel Station Improvements at Blackwell: Phase 2
Danada Solar-Energy and Lighting Improvements
Danada Visitor Gardens
Districtwide Trail Amenities Project — Phase 2
Enhancements at Timber Ridge Forest Preserve
Fullersburg Woods Flat Bridge Replacement
Greene Farm Barn at Greene Valley
Honey-Processing Facility at Kline Creek Farm
Improvements at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Invasive Shoreline Vegetation Treatment at Mallard Lake
New Trail at the East Branch Off-Leash Dog Area
Phase One Development Improvements at Mallard Lake Forest Preserve
Raptor Rehabilitation Cage at Willowbrook Forest Preserve
Recreational Improvements at Blackwell Forest Preserve
Regional Trail Segment at Timber Ridge
Remediation Along Kress Creek and West Branch of the DuPage River
Research Studies Monitor Ecological Impacts from Increased Train Traffic
Salt Creek Access Improvements Project
Songbird Slough Trail Improvements
St. James Farm Master Plan Executive Summary (Updated April 6, 2010)
Trail Improvements at Timber Ridge Forest Preserve
Urban Stream Research Center at Blackwell Forest Preserve
Warrenville Grove Public-Access Improvements — Phase 3
West Branch Baker House Foundation Repairs
West Branch Riverway Trail
Willowbrook Master Plan
Zebra Mussel Control Study at West Branch
Past Projects
East Branch Off-Leash Dog Area Improvements
Hidden Lake Parking Lot and Trail Improvements
Lemont Road Trailhead and Parking Lot at Improvements Waterfall Glen