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| Forest Preserve to Convert Golf Course to Green Space | |
| Mar 4, 2007 | |
| Illinois Parks | |
| Pertains to Millennium Trail, Wauconda | |
| The Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda will expand following the board's approval of the purchase of the approximately 146-acre Four Winds Golf Club for $14,500,000 in mid-January. The property is adjacent to Lakewood. The purchase increases the Lakewood Forest preserve to 2,748 acres and provides a potential route for a proposed Millennium Trail extension. "By discontinuing the site's current golf course operation and using the property for forest preserve recreational uses, we will be able to offer a greater public benefit. The site currently offers good road access and an existing network of well-maintained paths for hiking and biking. Its beautiful open spaces are ideal for future picnicking, fishing and other recreational uses," said Bonnie Thomson Carter, Lake County Forest Preserve president. The site’s oak groves and wetlands could be restored to provide additional visual buffers and wildlife habitat between potential picnic areas and trails. There are many large trees and more than one-eighth of the property is wetland or open water. |
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