| The Salt Creek
Greenway |
Gateway to Discovery | A rich and diverse open space corridor featuring natural areas, historic sites, cultural attractions, land and water recreational opportunities, shopping centers, theatre, and gourmet dining located within the highly populated suburbs of western Cook and eastern DuPage Counties |
| Purpose and Partners | What we do | Promote the greenway as a destination for nature, history and recreation |
| Places to Visit | More than 50 destinations | Historic Landmarks, land and water trails, forest preserves, pre-settlement sites, arts, golf, fine dining, theater, Brookfield Zoo |
| Gallery | Exhibit Space | Selected greenway images |
| Greenway Trails | 30.6 miles of biking | Connecting to 7 trail systems and 178 miles of trails
Ice Age Geology on the Trail Historic Indians of Illinois Oak Brook Archeological Survey Walker and Frink Stage Lines 1836 |
| Contact | Valerie Spale -- Cook County
Audrey Muschler -- DuPage County |
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| Special Greenway Projects |
IDNR photo contest! DEADLINE August 7, 2009 Summer Journey in the West by Eliza Steele 1841 Restoring the Ben Fuller House c. 1840 Riding the Salt Creek Greenway Trail by Marcia Faye Saving Mayslake, an historic and open space legacy Restoring Mayslake Hall, Peabody Estate Bemis Woods and Bob Mann Woods Restoration Initiative Preserving Bufferland to Protect Wolf Road Prairie Saving Graue Mill Dam |
Salt Creek Greenway Association is a member of the Lower Des Plaines Ecosystem Partnership
Salt Creek Greenway Association is a member of Chicago Wilderness