Plans and Projects

Current Projects

Ben Fuller House at Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve

The District's Board of Commissioners awarded a professional-services contract to prepare the Ben Fuller House for public use.

Blackwell Forest Preserve Fleet Services Building Project

A new 16-bay fleet building at Blackwell Forest Preserve will provide almost 29,000 square feet for the maintenance and repair of District vehicles and equipment...

Brewster Creek Headwaters Project - Bartlett

In March 2012, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, the Village of Bartlett and DuPage County entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement for implementation of the Brewster Creek Headwaters Project.

Churchill Woods Wetland Restoration Project

The goal of the wetland enhancement project at Churchill Woods is to eradicate the reed canary grass monoculture from the wet prairie and sedge meadow areas...

Cooperative Invasive-Species-Control Program at Springbrook Prairie

Invasive flowering rush populations treated at Springbrook Prairie...

Danada Visitors Enhancements

The District proposed implementing additional accessories, trails, and landscaping as part of the overall master plan...

Hawk Hollow Grassland Restoration

Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve is home to a 300-acre grassland, one of the few remaining uninterrupted tracts of its kind in DuPage County...

Mayslake Off-Leash Dog Area Improvements

Since this area at Mayslake Forest Preserve in Oak Brook opened in 1999, it’s been extremely popular. Increased use has created the need for improvements...

McDowell Grove, West Branch DuPage River Habitat Restoration And Hydraulic Improvements Project

The District and DuPage County Stormwater Management will begin a restoration project starting May 2013.

McKee House at Churchill Woods

The District is conducting an architectural study on the McKee House at Churchill Woods to determine costs for renovation...

New Entrance, Parking, Trails and Plaza at St. James Farm

Construction began in July 2012 on a new Winfield Road entrance 600 feet north of the existing one...

North Central DuPage Regional Trail / Woodland Hawk Update

Review details of the re-alignment of the Woodland Hawk Trail at Hawk Hollow...

Oak Meadows Golf Preserve Master Plan

The Forest Preserve District acquired Oak Meadows Golf Preserve in Addison in 1985 after recognizing the property’s value for stormwater retention, open space and recreation.

Orchid Restoration Project at DuPage Forest Preserves

The District will continue efforts to preserve the eastern prairie fringed orchid in select preserves through the spring of 2012...

Sawmill Creek Erosion Stabilization and Overlook

The District will undertake a project to stabilize a severely eroded bank along Sawmill Creek and construct an overlook at Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve over the spring of 2012.

Springbrook Prairie and Belleau Woods Receive Nature Preserve Designation

The District received state nature preserve status for parts of Belleau Woods and Springbrook Prairie.

Springbrook Prairie Wetland Mitigation Project

Restoration of one of the few native prairies in DuPage County...

Waterfall Glen Trail Improvements at Musk Turtle Marsh

The 2,472-acre Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve is home to savannas, woodlands, prairies and wetlands...

Willowbrook Wildlife Center Master Plan — Phase 1 Improvements

The District is working toward the first phase of Willowbrook Wildlife Center's Master Plan.

Zebra Mussels Confirmed in West Branch Lakes

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County confirmed the presence of invasive, nonnative zebra mussels in Deep Quarry and Bass lakes at West Branch Forest Preserve.
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