| The Salt Creek
Greenway |
Gateway to Discovery | A rich and diverse open space corridor featuring natural areas, historic sites, cultural attractions, land and water recreational opportunities, shopping centers, theatre, and gourmet dining located within the highly populated suburbs of western Cook and eastern DuPage Counties |
| Purpose and Partners | What we do | Promote the greenway as a destination for nature, history and recreation |
| Places to Visit | More than 50 destinations | Historic Landmarks, land and water trails, forest preserves, pre-settlement sites, arts, golf, fine dining, theater, Brookfield Zoo |
| Gallery | Exhibit Space | Artist's Eye Gallery |
| Greenway Trails | 30.6 miles of biking | Connecting to 7 trail systems and 178 miles of trails
2009 Northeastern Illinois Regional Greenways and Trails Plan Ice Age Geology on the Trail Historic Indians of Illinois Oak Brook Archeological Survey Walker and Frink Stage Lines 1836 |
| Contact | Valerie Spale -- Cook County
Audrey Muschler -- DuPage County |
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| Special Greenway Projects |
Salt Creek Chronicles: Summer 2010 issue, Fall 2009 issue Another Restoration Blitz at Wolf Road Prairie Winter Workdays at Wolf Road Prairie Bluebird Project at Wolf Road Prairie by John J. Skach Summer Journey in the West by Eliza Steele 1841 Restoring the Ben Fuller House c. 1840 Riding the Salt Creek Greenway Trail by Marcia Faye Saving Mayslake, a historic and open space legacy Restoring Mayslake Hall, Peabody Estate Bemis Woods and Bob Mann Woods Restoration Initiative Preserving Bufferland to Protect Wolf Road Prairie Saving Graue Mill Dam |
Salt Creek Greenway Association is a member of the Lower Des Plaines Ecosystem Partnership,