Trail Closures, Prescribed Burns and other Work

May 23, 2013: Due to heavy rains, Columbia Woods is closed today, 5/23/13.

May 10, 2013:  The Centennial Trail will be closed from Willow Springs Road to Route 83 from May 15, 2013 until early 2016. As an alternate, bicyclists can use the John Husar I&M Canal Trail, which connects to Centennial Trail at Route 83. Click here for more details. 

 

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES 05-07-13:

DIVISION	LOCATION	PROJECT	CONTRACTOR
Calumet	Dan Ryan Woods	Pavilion Rehab	Path Construction
Calumet	Dan Ryan Woods	Underground Conduit	Pirtano Construction
Calumet	Sand Ridge N.C.	Boardwalk	Industria
Calumet	Sand Ridge N.C.	Parking Lot	Matthew Paving
Calumet	Eggers Grove	Comfort Station Rehab	Gateway J.V.
Calumet	Eggers Grove	Underground Conduit	Pirtano Construction
Des Plaines	Beck Lake	Bridges	In House
Des Plaines	Des Plaines Maintenance Division HQ	Electric Upgrades	Evans Electric
Des Plaines	River Trail Nature Center	Building (skylight) improvements	MC Glass
Indian Boundary/ Des Plaines	Thatcher Woods	Pavillion Rehab	Reliable Construction
Indian Boundary/ Des Plaines	Thatcher Woods	Underground Conduit	Pirtano Construction
Northwest	Busse Woods	Construction of New Boathouse	Ephraim Carlson
Northwest	Ned Brown Preserve	Replace Existing Underground Electric	ComEd
Northwest	Rolling Knolls	Demo	RNR
Northwest	Busse Woods and other Northwest locations	Drop gate removal & replacement	Kirk Brothers
Palos	Little Red Schoolhouse	Osprey Nest Cam	Rush Rash
Palos	Old Little Red Schoolhouse	Building interior renovation	Norcom Construction
Poplar Creek	Wildlife	Rehab Existing H.Q.	Path Construction
District-wide	All Over	Grove Info. Signs	Design Group

 

Thorn Creek Division – Trees are currently being REMOVED in the Thorn Creek Division on roadways, trails, and groves due to impacts from Emerald Ash Borer.

Tinley Creek Division – Trees are currently being REMOVED in the Tinley Creek Division due to the impacts from Emerald Ash Borer.

Deer Grove Preserve (Entire) - Trees are currently being REMOVED on roadways, trails, and groves due to impacts from Emerald Ash Borer.  Removal work is being conducted in both the east and west sections of Deer Grove, as well as Camps Alphonse and Reinberg, and at the model airplane field.   Work should be completed by the end of May 2013.

Paul Douglas Preserve (Entire) - Trees are currently being REMOVED  throughout the preserve, trails, parking area and surrounding roadways, mostly due to impacts from Emerald Ash Borer.  Work should be completed by the end of May 2013.

Harms Woods Area - Trees are currently being REMOVED -mostly due to impacts from Emerald Ash Borer, from Lake Street south to Golf Road and along the unpaved horse trail and paved bike trail.  Removal work is near completion by end of May 2013.

Crabtree Nature Center - Trees are currently being REMOVED -mostly due to impacts from Emerald Ash Borer, within the paved trails, parking lot, treelines and perimeters of the nature center and preserve.

Poplar Creek Preserve – Trees are being marked for removal, due to impacts from Emerald Ash Borer, including perimeter roads, trails, and groves.  Removal work may begin during late spring or early summer of 2013.

Palos Area - Trees have been marked for removal, mostly due to impacts from Emerald Ash Borer,  on surrounding roadways.  Removal work should begin by December 2012.

Sag Valley Area - Trees have been marked for removal, mostly due to impacts from Emerald Ash Borer, on surrounding roadways.  Removal work should begin by January 2013.

Chicago Portage National Historic Site - Trees have been marked for removal, mostly due to impacts from Emerald Ash Borer. Removal work should begin by June 2013.

Sag Valley (Trails) -  Trees are being marked for removal  along the yellow multi-use trail starting December 24th, 2012, mostly due to impacts from emerald ash borer.

NORTH BRANCH TRAIL SOUTHERN EXTENSION:

Phase II – Archaeological investigations being conducted by National History Survey to determine past inhabitants along the alignment of the future trail. Trees marked with white paint at this point have been identified to be worked around and the District will make every effort to avoid damage or removal of these trees during construction.

TREE PLANTINGS:

Crabtree Nature Center- Trees are being planted starting May 20th to mitigate the impacts from Emerald Ash Borer.

Busse North- Trees are being planted starting May 23rd to mitigate the impacts from Emerald Ash Borer.

Tower Road, Tower Road Boat Launch and Blue Star Memorial Woods- Trees are being planted starting May 27th to mitigate the impacts from Emerald Ash Borer.

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