Openlands collaborated with the Boone County Conservation District and other organizations to develop A Vision of the Kishwaukee River Water Trail, which details the location of a water trail system originating in McHenry County and continuing to the confluence of the Kishwaukee and Rock rivers.

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Expanding Black Crown Marsh represents a twofold victory for Openlands Land Preservation: the purchase not only protects an area designated critical by the Northeastern Illinois Wetland Protection Project but also demonstrates the importance of partnerships in regional conservation efforts.

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Openlands Land Preservation acquired an acre of rarely available Lake Michigan shoreline in Chicago's Rogers Park community, among the neighborhoods in greatest need of public open space, for the city and the Chicago Park District. This beach is another acquisition that will both serve local residents and help provide a continuous public lakefront from Evanston to Indiana. view map

Purchased during the Kendall County development boom, Openlands Land Preservation acted quickly and creatively to secure 400 forested acres with more than a mile of Fox River frontage in Yorkville, Illinois.

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This rolling 17½ acre property, located adjacent to the historic Hidden Lakes Trout Farm, the DuPage River Greenway, and Campfire Camp Kata Kani, will house the Bolingbrook Park District's new 6,300-square-foot nature center.

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Bromann Park, located in Chicago's densely populated Andersonville neighborhood, contains a well-used neighborhood playground, and expansion of the park has been a priority of the city for many years.

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