Along the Northern Tri-State (I-94) there are:
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- 13 county-level Forest Preserves
- 45 municipal parks
- 0 ha of public lands in the RPBB High Potential Zone
- 77 ha of public lands in the RPBB Low Potential Zone
- 93.22 ha of public lands with at least 51% canopy cover
- 8 stream crossings
- 1,184 ha of 631 wetlands
Within 1 mile there are
- 15 EORs of 11 species -7 EORs (5 species) are recent
- 2 Federally protected species
▷ Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB; threatened) last detected 2006
▷ Rusty Patched Bumblebee (RPBB; endangered) current - 8 Illinois Nature Preserve Commission sites (INPCs)
▷ Dokum Mskoda Sedge Meadow Nature Preserve, Elm Road Woods Nature Preserve, Florsheim Park Nature Preserve, Grainger Woods Nature Preserve, Middlefork Savanna Nature Preserve, Wadsworth Prairie Nature Preserve, and Jean Farwell Woods Land and Water Reserve - 7 Illinois Natural Areas Inventory sites
▷ Middle Fork Savanna, Oak Grove Botanical Area, Elm Road Woods, Florsheim Park, Lloyd’s Woods, Wadsworth Prairie and Savanna, and Grainger Flatwoods
- 2 Federally protected species
In 2023 we repeated surveys at Pine Dunes Forest Preserve and North Chicago Wetland Mitigation site as part of our long-term biodiversity monitoring. We also began monitoring Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve.
Publications:
Mui, Jennifer M., Janet L. Jarvis, Anastasia A. Rahlin, and Michael J. Dreslik. 2023. Initial Assessment of Biotic Resources along the I-94 and I-88 Corridors. Illinois Natural History Survey Technical Report 2023(2):1–42.
Rahlin, Anastasia A., K.C. Carter, Katrina A. Cotten, Sarah A. Douglass, Hugo Y. Ruellen, Jennifer M. Mui, Janet L. Jarvis, Ethan J. Kessler, and Michael J. Dreslik. 2023. Biological Monitoring of DuPage, Kane, and Lake County Sites in 2023. Illinois Natural History Survey Technical Report 2023(49):1–119.