The Forest Preserve District of Cook County is a governmental commission in Cook County, Illinois, that owns and manages land containing forest, prairie, wetland, streams, and lakes. These land holdin
A herd of white-tailed deer in a forest preserve in Chicago
Canada geese on Salt Creek looking toward Busse Woods
Chicago Botanic Garden
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The Chicago Botanic Garden is a 385-acre botanical garden situated on nine islands in the northern Cook County Forest Preserves within the nominal geographical boundaries of Glencoe, Illinois. It feat
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
…and is the most densely populated urban metropolitan area in the Midwest. The Forest Preserves also owns the lands on which the Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Botanic Garden operate, and its Chicago Portage area preserve is also affiliated with the United States National Park Service. The Cook County Board of Commissioners…
A zig-zag bridge at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center
One of the many fountains in the gardens
Regenstein Center, Lenhardt Library