Along I-355, there are:
30 county forest preserves:
– 5 Cook County
– 19 DuPage County
– 6 Will County
130 municipal parks
31 stream crossings
1,012 ha of 365 wetlands
There are 23 Element Occurrence Records (EORs) of 15 species -12 EORs (10 species) are recent, including 3 Federally protected species:
Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB; threatened)
Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly (HED; endangered)
Rusty Patched Bumblebee (RPBB; endangered)
We will conduct surveys across the corridor for bats, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, mussels, bees, butterflies, and moths.