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of 55Wolfe Wildlife Refuge & Bike Path
109th and Laramie Avenue, Oak LawnThis natural wetlands area is home to several animals and birds, including some endangered and threatened species. Stroll along the paved walking/biking...
Fuller Air Station Prairie and Tyner Interpretive Center
2400 Compass Road, GlenviewExperience what much of northern Illinois was like during pre-settlement conditions at this 32-acre example of a tallgrass prairie. Interpretive nature...
Save the Prairie Society
Wolf Road and 31st Street, WestchesterProtected preserve features 80 acres of native prairie and adjoining savanna. Trail guides are available at kiosk.
Volo Bog State Natural Area
28478 W. Brandenburg Road, InglesideYou might feel the ground shake as you walk the half-mile boardwalk over Volo Bog, the only "quaking" bog in Illinois with an open water center. Tamarack...
Pringle Nature Center
9800 160th Ave. , Bristol, Wis.The Pringle Nature Center is an approximately 3000 square foot building located within the 197-acre Bristol Woods County Park. This beautiful park...
