Enhance 60 acres of mixed habitat types, including 23 acres of hemi-marsh and 37 acres of adjacent savanna, wet prairie, and vernal pools at Hegewisch Marsh Park on Chicago's southeast side. Project will improve ecological health and suitability for key species of migratory waterfowl by controlling invasive plants, establishing native plant communities, and grading marsh banks to a more natural slope.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Sustain our Great Lakes Program
Project Title: Improving Upland and Hemi-Marsh Habitats to Support Migratory Waterfowl at Hegewisch Marsh Park (IL)
Organization:
Chicago Park District
Project ID:
0501.22.074810
Description:
Award Amount:
$340395.80
Location:
Hegewisch Marsh Park, southeast Chicago, Cook County, Illinois