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| DuPage Buys More of St. James Farm, Expands Natural Lands | |
| Jun 21, 2000 | |
| Kathy Kowal | |
| Chicago Wilderness Magazine | |
| Pertains to Danada & Herrick Lake Regional Trail, IPP - Aurora Branch, Warrenville, Wheaton, Winfield | |
| In April the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County announced the purchase of 615 acres known as St. James Farm, the second largest land purchase in its history. The acquisition took four years to pull together and is considered to be among the largest and best pieces of natural property remaining in the county. The parcel contains 165 acres of natural lands including woodlands, wetlands, and prairie remnants. St. James Farm now constitutes part of a larger megasite — more than 3,500 total acres of contiguous forest preserves — by connecting Herrick Lake and Danada Forest Preserves in Wheaton with the Blackwell and Warrenville Grove Forest Preserves in Warrenville. The County will not actually take possession of the land during the life of conservationist-owner Brooks McCormick. McCormick will abide by a conservation easement that prohibits the land from being substantially changed. McCormick is also a founder of the Naperville-based Conservation Foundation. |
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