By all appearances, Lake Michigan is a steady, benevolent presence. An anchor for the northeastern corner of Illinois. The invincible resource that Chicago and its suburbs, not to mention other communities in Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan, are built around.
Yet Lake Michigan is not invincible. And Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve in Lake Forest, Illinois has a front-row view.
Guests:
Jim Anderson, retired director of natural resources, Lake County Forest Preserves
Pati Vitt, director of natural resources, Lake County Forest Preserves
Forest Preserves Mentioned:
Links and Sources Mentioned:
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If you like what the forest preserves do for you, please consider donating to the Preservation Foundation of the Lake County Forest Preserves’ endowment campaign. Your gift will help provide a perpetual, dependable funding source and ensure every acre of habitat we restore remains ecologically healthy. Learn more and give at LCFPD.org/donate.
Have questions or comments? Send them to WordsOfTheWoods@LCFPD.org.
This episode of Words of the Woods was written, hosted and produced by Brett Peto, Environmental Communications Specialist at the Lake County Forest Preserves.
Featuring research and expertise from Jim Anderson, Diana Dretske, Dan Egan, Dr. Trent Ford and Dr. Pati Vitt. Script editing by Diana Dretske, Alyssa Firkus, Gary Glowacki, Kevin Kleinjan, Ty Kovach, Jeanna Martinucci, Kim Mikus, Rebekah Snyder, Matt Ueltzen and Pati Vitt. Music and sound effects from Storyblocks. Audio editing and mixing by Brett Peto. Episode cover art © Jeff Goldberg.
Words of the Woods is a production of the Lake County Forest Preserves in Libertyville, Illinois.
