Project Name:
Messenger Woods Nature Preserve Habitat Restoration
Project Description:
The Messenger Woods Nature Preserve Habitat Restoration project will consist of the restoration of 90 acres of former agricultural fields at Messenger Woods Nature Preserve in order to compensate for wetland impacts resulting from runway expansion at O'Hare Airport. Native oak trees, prairie grasses, and wildflowers will be planted in the upland areas. Wetland areas will be graded with earthmoving equipment, and native sedges and grasses will be planted in these areas. Weed control work, including prescribed burning, will follow the planting work.
This project is funded by the Forest Preserve District of Will County, Openlands, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
Work is planned for August 2009 through 2014.
For more information and to view a map of the project area, download the Project Fact Sheet and Mapping linked below.
Photograph Courtesy of Juanita Armstrong
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| Diane H. Zigrossi |
| P.O. Box 95, Lockport, IL 60441 |
| Cell: 815.735.8394 |
| Email: DHSwillcounty@yahoo.com |
| Committees:Finance Committee, Land Acquisition Committee |
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| Jim Bilotta |
| 16640 W. Hillside Court, Lockport, IL 60441 |
| Cell: 815.955.4310 |
| Business: 815.588.1633 |
| Email: jim@jimbilotta.com |
| Committees:Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Land Acquisition Committee, Operations Committee |
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| Kathleen Konicki |
| 13325 167th Street, Lockport, IL 60441 |
| Home: 708.301.7873 |
| Email: konicki@willcountyillinois.com |
| Committees:Land Acquisition Committee |
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