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Nature Preserve Area
2
County
Cook
Location And Access
The preserve is located on the border of the Chicago Lake Plain Section and the Morainal Section of the Northeastern Morainal Natural Division of Illinois in the northeastern portion of Cook County in the City of Glenview. It is in Sections 8 and 9 of Niles Township (Township 41 N., Range 13, East of the Third Principal Meridian). There is controlled parking and access to Harms Woods Forest Preserve and the North Branch Trail System at three entrances (Harms Woods South, Harms Woods North, and Glenview Woods) located west of Harms Road. All are located outside the boundary of the nature preserve. The North Branch Trail system also provides access to the nature preserve from points north and south.
Description
Harms Woods Nature Preserve was included on the Illinois Natural Areas Inventory (INAI # 1573) as a Category II site and consists of a mosaic of Grade B and Grade C mesic woodland, Grade C mesic upland forest, floodplain forest, and a small cultural community undergoing woodland restoration. A total of seven State-listed plant species (three endangered and four threatened) have been reported as well as 12 archaeological sites. Because the nature preserve includes a portion of the North Branch of the Chicago River, it is likely the site includes additional, intact archaeological resources.
Ownership
Forest Preserves District of Cook County
Dedicated
December 2019
Size
169 acres
Topographic Quad
Park Ridge
For Further Information
Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Conservation Department
536 North Harlem Ave
River Forest, IL 60525
708-771-1330