| Lake
County Forest Preserves Cooperate with Highland Park to Acquire
133 Acres
On
February 15, The Lake County
Forest Preserves, working with the City
of Highland Park and the Park
District of Highland Park, permanently preserved 133.7
acres of woodlands and wetlands in a unique intergovernmental
agreement that will provide future greenway connections
between several forest preserves and parks.
The
property, located at the southeast corner of Half Day Road
(Route 22) and U.S. Route 41, contains a mix of woodlands,
wetlands and a golf course. The Lake County Forest Preserves
will receive three conservation easements from the City
of Highland Park and pay up to $1 million toward the cost
of preserving the land. The Park District of Highland Park
will restore and manage the preserved land.
"The
voters of southeastern Lake County were great supporters
of our successful 1999 and 2000 forest preserve referenda
to buy new lands," said Al Westerman, Lake County Forest
Preserve president. "It’s great to be able to help
them preserve some of the last unprotected open space left
in their landlocked communities."
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