Walk #2 – Spring Creek Valley Forest Preserve

Bring your binoculars for this hike through a small portion of this huge (4,000 ac.) Cook County Forest Preserve. Because of its large size and variety of landforms (everything from wetlands to woodlands), Spring Lake sustains large and diverse animal populations.

We’ll explore the glacial pools, remnant prairie, sedge meadow and a fen at the Spring Lake Nature Preserve Here a gravel-bottomed creek meanders through a glacial valley featuring two glacial lakes. Because this special area is buffered from urban development, the waters and landscape can ‘breathe’ naturally, relatively free of ditching and pollution.