Cook County, Illinois
The city of Chicago is located in Cook County, Illinois. Outside the city is a large network of parklands that are managed by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. Many of our research sites are located in Cook County. We also visit some preserves regularly with the Illinois Mycological Association.
Map of Cook County, Illinois
Map of research sites for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County
| Cook County Site | plots | visits | years | observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Sites not currently visited. An observation is a record of a particular species at a particular location on a particular day. A survey of a plot with 40 quadrats produces multiple observations of frequent species on the same visit. A collection is a preserved specimen that documents a species presence. | ||||
| Swallow Cliff Woods | 5 | 130 | 16 | 13,715 |
| Cap Sauers Holdings * | 2 | 55 | 7 | 3,610 |
| Green Lake Savanna * | 1 | 18 | 7 | 660 |
| Powderhorn Prairie * | 1 | 12 | 4 | 437 |
| Busse Forest * | 17 | 8 | 423 | |
| Deer Grove West * | 6 | 6 | 392 | |
| St. Mihiel Preserve | 12 | 10 | 501 | |