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Chicago WildernessGreen Infrastructure Vision

Northeastern Illinois

March 2004, J. Welch, IL_RRPA_FINAL_Chicago

L a k e M i c h i g a n

Will

Cook

La Salle

Lee

Kane

Lake

Lake

Ogle

De Kalb

Livingston

Kankakee

Mchenry

Grundy

Iroquois

Rock

Newton

Boone

Kendall

Winnebago

Du Page

KenoshaWalworth

Bureau

Marshall

Woodford

Ford

Putnam

Jasper

Racine

KANKAKEE SANDSKANKAKEE SANDS

KANKAKEE RIVERKANKAKEE RIVER

PALOSPALOS

MIDEWINMIDEWIN

FOX RIVER CORRIDORFOX RIVER CORRIDOR

FORKED CREEKFORKED CREEK

WESTERN AGRICULTURAL ZONEWESTERN AGRICULTURAL ZONE

POPLAR CREEK DIVISIONPOPLAR CREEK DIVISION

ILLINOIS RIVERILLINOIS RIVER

BIG ROCK CREEKBIG ROCK CREEK

PISTAQUAPISTAQUA

AUX SABLE CREEKAUX SABLE CREEK

CHAIN O' LAKESCHAIN O' LAKES

FOX RIVER (WI)FOX RIVER (WI)

DES PLAINES RIVER CORRIDORDES PLAINES RIVER CORRIDOR

FERMIFERMI

OLD MILL CREEKOLD MILL CREEK

HICKORY CREEKHICKORY CREEK

BLACKBERRY CREEKBLACKBERRY CREEK

SALT CREEKSALT CREEK

VOLLMERVOLLMER

TINLEYTINLEY

SOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVERSOUTH BRANCH KISHWAUKEE RIVER

THORN CREEKTHORN CREEK

GENEVA AND COMO LAKESGENEVA AND COMO LAKES

CALUMET REGIONCALUMET REGION

TRIM CREEKTRIM CREEK

ROCK CREEKROCK CREEK

PISCASAW CREEKPISCASAW CREEK

PLUM CREEKPLUM CREEK

FERSON OTTERFERSON OTTER

EXLINE SLOUGHEXLINE SLOUGH

WEST CREEK CORRIDORWEST CREEK CORRIDOR

LAKEWOODLAKEWOOD

GRAYSLAKEGRAYSLAKE

BEAVER CREEKBEAVER CREEK

COON CREEK WETLAND COMPLEXCOON CREEK WETLAND COMPLEX

NORTH BRANCH CORRIDORNORTH BRANCH CORRIDOR

WEST BRANCH DUPAGE RIVERWEST BRANCH DUPAGE RIVER

BLACK WALNUT CREEKBLACK WALNUT CREEK

EAST BRANCH DUPAGE RIVEREAST BRANCH DUPAGE RIVER

MAIN STEM DUPAGE RIVERMAIN STEM DUPAGE RIVER

DES PLAINES RIVER CORRIDOR (LAKE COUNTY, IL)DES PLAINES RIVER CORRIDOR (LAKE COUNTY, IL)

BOONE CREEK COMPLEXBOONE CREEK COMPLEX

DES PLAINES RIVER CORRIDOR (WI)DES PLAINES RIVER CORRIDOR (WI)

PRAIRIE CREEKPRAIRIE CREEK

KANKAKEE RIVER/MOMENCE WETLANDS, KANKAKEE COUNTYKANKAKEE RIVER/MOMENCE WETLANDS, KANKAKEE COUNTY

HOOSIER/OAK RIDGEHOOSIER/OAK RIDGE

FOX RIVER FEN COMPLEX/BREWSTERFOX RIVER FEN COMPLEX/BREWSTER

KISHWAUKEE RIVER CORRIDOR, PRAIRIE, AND WETLAND MACROSITEKISHWAUKEE RIVER CORRIDOR, PRAIRIE, AND WETLAND MACROSITE

MARENGO RIDGE OAK WOODLANDMARENGO RIDGE OAK WOODLAND

ROCK RUN CORRIDORROCK RUN CORRIDOR

NORTH SHORE RAVINESNORTH SHORE RAVINES

LAKESHORELAKESHORE

JACKSON/MANHATTAN CREEKSJACKSON/MANHATTAN CREEKS

GRANT/SUN/CEDAR LAKESGRANT/SUN/CEDAR LAKES

MILL CREEK CORRIDORMILL CREEK CORRIDOR

RESERVATION WOODSRESERVATION WOODS

RUSH CREEKRUSH CREEK

DEEP RIVER HEADWATERSDEEP RIVER HEADWATERS

GRAND CALUMET CORRIDORGRAND CALUMET CORRIDOR

DELAVAN LAKE/WETLANDSDELAVAN LAKE/WETLANDS

BUSSE WOODSBUSSE WOODS

LIBERTY PRAIRIELIBERTY PRAIRIE

SPRING CREEK (S. COOK/WILL)SPRING CREEK (S. COOK/WILL)

TYLER CREEK/KAME/KETTLE/WETLANDTYLER CREEK/KAME/KETTLE/WETLAND

LITTLE ROCK CREEKLITTLE ROCK CREEK

JORDAN CREEKJORDAN CREEK

CORAL WOODSCORAL WOODS

LOWER LITTLE CALUMET RIVER CORRIDORLOWER LITTLE CALUMET RIVER CORRIDOR

NEWPORT DRAINAGENEWPORT DRAINAGE

WATERFALL GLENNWATERFALL GLENN

NETTLE CREEKNETTLE CREEK

ILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARKILLINOIS BEACH STATE PARK

KANKAKEE RIV/LASALLE FISH & WILDLIFE AREA/KANK SANDS CONNECTIONKANKAKEE RIV/LASALLE FISH & WILDLIFE AREA/KANK SANDS CONNECTION

ROLLINS SAVANNAROLLINS SAVANNA

CENTRAL DUPAGE CORRIDORCENTRAL DUPAGE CORRIDOR

OAK/SAVANNA/WOODLANDOAK/SAVANNA/WOODLAND

CAL SAG CHANNEL/CALUMET RIVER/LITTLE CALUMENT RIVERCAL SAG CHANNEL/CALUMET RIVER/LITTLE CALUMENT RIVER

MOKELER CREEKMOKELER CREEK

CRYSTAL CREEKCRYSTAL CREEK

HEBRON PEATLANDSHEBRON PEATLANDS

BONG RECREATION AREABONG RECREATION AREA

CHIWAUKEE PRAIRIECHIWAUKEE PRAIRIE

FERN HILLFERN HILL

RECHARGE ZONERECHARGE ZONE

INDIANA DUNESINDIANA DUNES

TAMARACK FARMS/GLACIAL PARK/GENOA/PELL LAKE MACROSITETAMARACK FARMS/GLACIAL PARK/GENOA/PELL LAKE MACROSITE

SQUAW CREEKSQUAW CREEK

WHITE RIVER CORRIDOR AND TRIBUTARIESWHITE RIVER CORRIDOR AND TRIBUTARIES DYER LAKEDYER LAKE

BROOKDALE OAK WOODLAND AND WETLAND COMPLEXBROOKDALE OAK WOODLAND AND WETLAND COMPLEX

LEMON LAKE/CEDAR LAKE/HAWKINSON MARSHLEMON LAKE/CEDAR LAKE/HAWKINSON MARSH

ALDEN SEDGE MEADOW/BAILEY WOODS MACROSITEALDEN SEDGE MEADOW/BAILEY WOODS MACROSITE

LONG RUN CREEK WATERSHED PROTECTION AREALONG RUN CREEK WATERSHED PROTECTION AREA

TURTLE CREEK CORRIDOR/OAK WOODSTURTLE CREEK CORRIDOR/OAK WOODS

DEEP RIVER/HOBART MARSH & PRAIRIE GROVEDEEP RIVER/HOBART MARSH & PRAIRIE GROVE

CRYSTAL LAKECRYSTAL LAKE

QUEEN ANNE PRAIRIE & WETLAND COMPLEXQUEEN ANNE PRAIRIE & WETLAND COMPLEX

MIDDLEFORK SAVANNA/PRAIRIE WOLFMIDDLEFORK SAVANNA/PRAIRIE WOLF

NIPPERSINK CORRIDOR WESTNIPPERSINK CORRIDOR WEST

NEW MUNSTER STATE WILDLIFE AREANEW MUNSTER STATE WILDLIFE AREA

SLOUGH CREEK WETLAND COMPLEXSLOUGH CREEK WETLAND COMPLEX

INDIAN BOUNDARY PRAIRIEINDIAN BOUNDARY PRAIRIE

SPRING BROOK PRESERVESPRING BROOK PRESERVE

TWIN LAKES (ELIZABETH AND MARIE)TWIN LAKES (ELIZABETH AND MARIE)

IVANHOE AND PELL LAKES WETLAND COMPLEXIVANHOE AND PELL LAKES WETLAND COMPLEX

TREVOR CREEK COMPLEXTREVOR CREEK COMPLEX

TOMERA/KLOEMPKIN MARSHTOMERA/KLOEMPKIN MARSH

FOUR SEASONS PRAIRIE/WETLANDSFOUR SEASONS PRAIRIE/WETLANDS

NIPPERSINK CORRIDOR EASTNIPPERSINK CORRIDOR EAST

SILVER CREEKSILVER CREEK

WOLF LAKE/LAKE GEORGE/EGGERS/HAMMOND MARINAWOLF LAKE/LAKE GEORGE/EGGERS/HAMMOND MARINA

PLEASANT VALLEY SAVANNA/GRASSLAND/WETLAND MACROSITEPLEASANT VALLEY SAVANNA/GRASSLAND/WETLAND MACROSITE

STICKNEY RUN WOODLAND & WETLAND COMPLEXSTICKNEY RUN WOODLAND & WETLAND COMPLEX

KEMPER PROPERTYKEMPER PROPERTY

LAKE RENWICK ROOKERYLAKE RENWICK ROOKERYMINK CREEK WATERSHED PROTECTION AREAMINK CREEK WATERSHED PROTECTION AREA

LOCKPORT PRAIRIE RECHARGE ZONELOCKPORT PRAIRIE RECHARGE ZONE

NIPPERSINK/LAWRENCE CREEK EPHEMERAL POND AREANIPPERSINK/LAWRENCE CREEK EPHEMERAL POND AREA

DELINEATED WETLAND IN W.A.Z.DELINEATED WETLAND IN W.A.Z.

BLOOMFIELD PRAIRIE/WEST BRANCH NIPPERSINK CORRIDORBLOOMFIELD PRAIRIE/WEST BRANCH NIPPERSINK CORRIDOR

CHICAGO RIVERCHICAGO RIVER

HOLLENBACK CREEKHOLLENBACK CREEK

PETITE LAKE AND WETLANDSPETITE LAKE AND WETLANDS

KISHWAUKEE RIVER CORRIDOR, PRAIRIE, AND WETLAND MACROSITEKISHWAUKEE RIVER CORRIDOR, PRAIRIE, AND WETLAND MACROSITE

KANKAKEE RIVER/GRAND KANKAKEE MARSH COMPLEXKANKAKEE RIVER/GRAND KANKAKEE MARSH COMPLEX

PRAIRIE CREEKPRAIRIE CREEK

PIKE RIVERPIKE RIVER

SPRING CREEK (MCHENRY CO)SPRING CREEK (MCHENRY CO)

PIKE RIVERPIKE RIVER

DELINEATED GRASSLAND IN W.A.Z.DELINEATED GRASSLAND IN W.A.Z.

STONEY RUNSTONEY RUN

PETERKIN PONDPETERKIN POND

DELINEATED WETLAND IN W.A.Z.DELINEATED WETLAND IN W.A.Z.

BURLINGTON WOODSBURLINGTON WOODS

OAK SAVANNA TRAILOAK SAVANNA TRAIL

The City of Chicago and invited Chicago Wilderness member organizations undertook an effort to identify sites for biodiversity protection and recovery in the City. This work was completed in 2004. Appropriate regionally-significant biodiversity conservation sites identified by the City have been integrated intothe Green Infrastructure Vision.

Chicago Wilderness member organizations are undertaking an effort to identify and prioritize sites for biodiversity protection and recovery along the Lake Michigan nearshore. This work will be proposed as an addendum to the Biodiversity Recovery Plan and is scheduled to be considered for adoption in 2004. Results should be integrated with a future version of the Green Infrastructure Vision.

Recommended Resource Protection Areas

Existing Public Open Space

County Boundaries

State Boundaries

Streams and Rivers

Lake Michigan

Open Water

DATA SOURCES:

Existing Public Open Space in Illinois: Cook County Forest Preserves from Forest Preserve District of CookCounty's Forest Preserve District Boundaries, April 2001; DuPage County Forest Preserves from Forest Preserve District of DuPage County's 2003 Forest Preserve District Boundaries, February 2003; Lake County Forest Preserves from Lake County Forest Preserve District, 2003; McHenry County Forest Preserves from McHenryCounty Conservation District, digitized by NIPC staff from McHenry County Highway Map, September 2002; Kane County Forest Preserves from Kane County Forest Preserve District Boundaries, May 2002; Will CountyForest Preserves from Forest Preserve District of Will County's 2003 PINS_20031120, November 2003; Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie from Midewin Prairie Explorer 1999 CD-ROM with additional edits reflecting changes between CD release date and April 2001; Illinois State Parks and Illinois State Conservation Areas from Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Geographic Information System CD-ROM, Volume II, May 1996

Existing Public Open Space in Indiana: Nature Preserves from Indiana Department of Natural Resources'Nature Preserves digitized from 1:24,000 quad maps; Managed Areas from Indiana Department of Natural Resources' Draft GAP Analysis and from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Great Lakes Commission's 1998-2001 Northern Indiana Inland Sensitivity Atlas, Managed Areas Coverage, Northern Indiana Mapping Area, Final, Version 1, August 2001

Existing Public Open Space in Wisconsin: Conservation Easements from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 1995 Wetland Management District Conservation Easements - Region 3 Map, April 2001; Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Manged Areas from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5's 2001-2002 Rock River Managed Areas, Inland Sensitivity Atlas, Version 1, September 2002; Public Lands for Walworth County from Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission's 1990 Public Lands, Walworth County

County Boundaries, State Boundaries and Lake Michigan: ESRI's 2000 Data & Maps Media Kit CD-ROM,CD3, 2001

Streams and Open Water: U.S. Geological Survey's National Hydrography Dataset