Between 1991 and 1993, the District preserved 264 acres in Bolingbrook at Boughton Road at the confluence of the east and west branches of the DuPage River and Spring Brook. Also preserving lands in this area are Naperville and Bolingbrook municipalities and park districts, and The Conservation Foundation (a not-for-profit land preservation organization).

Although there are currently no public access or recreational facilities at this site, the District is working with other public landowners to construct and operate a multi-use greenway trail and access to the DuPage River. District staff are also working with others on a trail connection to the Virgil-Gilman Trail and hence to a regional, state, and national trail system. Natural resource restoration is also planned.

The District will continue to assist local governments in planning and preservation efforts to enhance or expand the greenway. Of particular importance is closing the gap along the river between the Confluence and the District’s downstream Riverview Farmstead.

Photograph Courtesy of Scott Haulton