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SCGA is approved for Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund Award
SCGA receives Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award from IDNR Salt Creek Chronicles: Winter 2011 issue, Summer 2010 issue, Fall 2009 issue Pump Up the Prairie Workday -- Watch for coming dates Nature Treks at Wolf Road Prairie - Projects of SCGA The Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid and Wolf Road Prairie Saturday April 20, 2013 - 1:30 pm 1 Aloha Lane Meeting Room Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Police Headquarters north side of 31st street west of Wolf Road, Westchester Presenter: Cathy Pollack, US Fish and Wildlife Service Spring Surprises To be rescheduled, watch for updates 1 Aloha Lane Meeting Room Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Police Headquarters north side of 31st street west of Wolf Road, Westchester Presenter: Yvonne Woulfe, Naturalist 1, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center Forest Preserve District of Cook County Nature Trek Vignettes at Wolf Road Prairie Colorful Lichens of Wolf Road Prairie - Rich Hyerczyk -- June 25, 2011 Roosevelt University Students Visit Wolf Road Prairie -- July 26, 2011 Discover the Fascinating World of Insects at Wolf Road Prairie - Dr. John Wagner -- July 30, 2011 A Late Summer Walk at Wolf Road Prairie - Dr. Gerould Wilhelm - August 27,2011 Oaks at Wolf Road Prairie - Phyllis Mertz - October 8, 2011 Getting to Know the Lichens, A Natural History Class - Rich Hyerczyk - November 12, 2011 Winter Survival at Wolf Road Prairie - Yvonne Woulfe - December 3, 2011 Glaciers and Climate Change - Greg Kientop - January 28, 2012 Restoring Wolf Road Prairie - Jack Pizzo - February 25. 2012 Challenges To Amphibian Conservation In Illinois And Abroad - Allison Sacerdote - March 24, 2012 Concordia University Chicago Students Visit Wolf Road Prairie - April 18, 2012 Connecting Worlds - The Story of the Chicago Portage - Mark MacLean and Jeff Carter - April 28, 2012 Spring Bird Walk - Phyllis Mertz - May 19, 2012 Butterflies of the American Prairie - Doug Taron - June 23, 2012 Owls on the Prowl - Melina Peters - July 14, 2012 Dragonflies and Damselflies: Ancient Insects Surviving in our Modern World - Jane and John Balaban - August 11, 2012 Drought and Fall Colors - Yvonne Woulfe - October 21, 2012 The Midwestern Native Garden - Charlotte Adelman and Bernard Schwartz - November 3, 2012 Prehistoric Elephants of DuPage County - Jack MacRae - February 23, 2013 The Importance of Saving Valuable Natural Areas - Bernice Popelka - March 23, 2013 Special Project -- Eliminate Phragmites Campaign, 2011 - 2013 Support the work of SCGA and the Wolf Road Prairie Restoration Project Please consider making a 100% tax deductible donation enabling us to purchase commercial-grade chainsaws, brush-cutters, herbicide and sprayers. No dollar amount is too small to help us purchase the equipment we need to Pump Up the Prairie. Just click on the "Donate" button below and you'll be given instructions on how to make your financial contribution or send a check to Salt Creek Greenway Association, 10327 Elizabeth St. Westchester, IL 60154 Special Work Days Exelon ComEd workday at Wolf Road Prairie - April 29, 2011 Official photos from Exelon and ComEd photographer, John Schalk New Links: SCGA and the Olmsted Society have joined to post information on each other's web sites in the Greenway. SCGA supports the work of the Olmsted Society to sustain the Olmsted 1868 landscape design and vision for Riverside, America's first planned suburb. In 1970, Riverside was named a National Historic Landscape District. To learn more about the Olmsted Society and their mission, projects and events go to www.olmstedsociety.org Prairie State Canoeists -- Paddling on Salt Creek |
| The Salt Creek
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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 | Artist's Eye Gallery |
| Greenway Trails | 30.6 miles of biking | Connecting to 7 trail systems and 178 miles of trails
2009 Northeastern Illinois Regional Greenways and Trails Plan Ice Age Geology on the Trail Historic Indians of Illinois Oak Brook Archeological Survey Walker and Frink Stage Lines 1836 |
| Special Greenway Projects |
Pump Up the Prairie Work Day at Wolf Road Prairie, January 12, 2012 National Public Lands Work Day at Wolf Road Prairie, Sept. 2012 Cricket Creek Trail Story by Debbie Dolecki Winter on the Prairie by Greg Jerzyk Pump Up the Prairie #6 at Wolf Road Prairie, December 17, 2011 National Public Lands Day and Pump up the Prairie #5, Sept. 24, 2011 Exelon and ComEd Volunteers at Wolf Road Prairie Pump Up the Prairie #4 at Wolf Road Prairie, March 26, 2011 Pump Up the Prairie #3 at Wolf Road Prairie, Jan.29, 2011 Pump Up the Prairie #2 at Wolf Road Prairie, Nov. 20, 2010 SCGA Celebrates National Public Lands Day at Wolf Road Prairie Another Restoration Blitz at Wolf Road Prairie Winter Workdays at Wolf Road Prairie Bluebird Project at Wolf Road Prairie by John J. Skach 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, a 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 |
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Salt Creek Greenway Association
10327 Elizabeth Street Westchester, IL 60154 stpsspale@aol.com 708-865-8736 or 630-833-8154 |
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About Us: The purpose of the Salt Creek Greenway Association is to identify, preserve and promote the natural, historic, cultural and recreational resources of the Salt Creek Greenway, collaborate with partners on watershed sites, features, projects, activities and events and gather and distribute Greenway information as a public service.
We are taking an active support position in two Greenway projects: Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve, Cook County Fullersburg Historic District and restoration of the c.1840 Ben Fuller Farmhouse, DuPage County |
Salt Creek Greenway Association is a member of the Lower Des Plaines Ecosystem Partnership,