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Motorola's Global Day of Service
October 15, 2008 at Busse Woods
Thank you for volunteering with Friends of the Parks and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. Your volunteer work with our organizations will help to restore Busse Woods. This page was produced by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County (FPDCC) and Friends of the Parks (FOTP) to faciliate your community service day.
About Friends of the Parks |
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Friends of the Parks (FOTP) is a 501(c)(3) designated park advocacy organization, dedicated to preserving, protecting, and improving Chicago's parks and forest preserves for all citizens. Since 1975, FOTP has increase private and public commitment to Chicago's parks through establishing park advisory councils, developing new parks, renovating playlots, and presenting public workshops and lectures to create and informed citizenry. Our mission is to preserve, protect, improve and promote the use of Chicago parks, forest preserves and recreational areas for the benefit of all neighborhoods and citizens. |
About the Forest Preserve District of Cook County
The Forest Preserve District of Cook County was established on November 30, 1914 after residents voted in favor to institute a forest preserve district on November 3rd of that same year. The first lands to be purchased by this new district occurred on June 25, 1916, a mere two years later. By 1922 the Forest Preserve District had acquired 21,516 acres which was immediately added to the burgeoning forest preserve system. Today the Forest Preserve District manages and protects over 68,000 acres for the residents of Cook County.
Simply stated the Forest Preserve District was founded to protect and preserve the flora, fauna, and the aesthetic beauty of our lands for the purpose of education, recreation, and enjoyment by the public. Our primary mission is to “restore, restock, protect, and preserve” our forests and all named species within them while maintaining their ecological “health, integrity, and sustainability”. This is largely accomplished through the help of volunteers, stewards and corporations who work in conjunction with district staff and the ecological guidelines established by our ecologists.
About Busse Woods
Busse Woods is home to many popular recreational activities including Bird Watching, Hiking, Fishing, Canoeing, Rowboating and Sailboating. Winter sports include cross country skiing, ice skating and snowmobiling in designated areas. There is plenty of wildlife to learn about in these woods including white tailed deer, beavers, duck, geese, mink, muskrat and of course, Elk! The Elk Herd is a popular exhibit for observation of these once native animals. The herd is located in a fourteen acre enclosure at Arlington Heights and Higgins Roads.
Busse Forest Nature Preserve is a 437 acre woodland within the 3,700 acre Ned Brown Preserve. This preserve hosts an unusually rich forest of oak, sugar maple and basswood on the upland sites and swamp white oak and ash on the flat and poorly drained areas. There is an abundance of wildflowers and shrubs including rich and colorful spring wildflowers. This preserve is classified as a Registered National Landmark by the U.S. Department of Interior.
Restoration Practices - work descriptions
Special thanks to Jane Balaban (North Branch Restoration Project) Rebecca Blazer (FOTP) , Cheryl McGarry (FPDCC), Bill Koenig (FPDCC) and Hadiya White (FPDCC) for contributing to this page.
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