Millennium Trail to Four Winds

Dave and Patti came over this morning and we biked the 16 mile round-trip on the Millennium Trail to the former Four Winds Golf Club, now a holding of the Lake County Forest Preserve District. It was their first visit to the new acquisition...


We also stopped at the overlook to the waterfowl section of the habitat restoration project funded by the McLeans which abuts the old golf course. This viewing area is dedicated to the McLeans...



Gordon McLean's generous donation was in memory of his late wife who was an avid birder and naturalist. Restoration work on a 600-acre parcel north of Route 176 includes planting native trees and shrubs, removing invasive woody species, seeding native prairie, and beginning plans for drain tile removal. The project will expand wetland, savanna, and prairie habitats near existing wetlands to provide critical habitat for grassland and wetland birds. Lake County already boasts the largest concentration of wetland bird habitat in Northern Illinois, and in excess of 100 species already depend on this habitat area all or part of the year. The restoration will increase that number.