The trail beginning at the Des Plaines River canoe launch loops through woodland, savanna and wetland habitats that can be filled with a wide variety of bird species. One previous chapter walk here even yielded a Brewster’s Warbler, a hybrid Blue-winged and Golden-winged Warbler that is rarely reported in the Chicago area.

Directions:

Preserve is on Wadsworth Rd., just east of US 41. Park at Canoe Launch entrance.

Leader: Kerry Swift (847) 323-6878