DuPage County ComplexNew Pedestrian Trail &

Forest Restoration

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²Typical Restoration Work

An example of a part of the forest within the restoration limits overcome by invasive species. Buckthorn and Honeysuckle 'starve' native vegetation by shading the forest floor, preventing them from producing enough food through photosynthesis. Restoring the woodland will provide many natural benefits.

An example of a local restored woodland with a wood chip path.

Before After

In late August, in conjunction with construction of th e DuPage Public S afe ty Com m unications’ (DU-COMM) new com m unications ce nte r, work will begin on im prove m e nts to th e we ste rn portion of th e County’s Gove rnm e nt Com plex. Th e im prove m e nts includ e installation of a m ulti-use path with connection to th e Winfie ld Me tra S tation and re storation of th e surround ing wood land. Wh e n com ple te, approxim ate ly 16 acre s of wood land and turf grass will be re store d to a d ive rse native plant com m unity, offe ring a m ultitud e of flood control and wate r quality be nefits. Th e first ph ase of th is project is construction of th e path , wh ich will exte nd from Be ech e r Road to th e we st to County Farm Road to th e east. Wh ile th e re m oval of som e tre e s is unavoid able, th e path alignm e nt h as be e n d e signe d to spare as m any as possible. Th e curre nt sch e d ule from th e contractor, V3 Com panie s, ind icate s construction of th e path will take place th rough th e e nd of Octobe r 2017. Following construction of th e path , re storation work will com m e nce. Th is includ e s re placing invasive plant specie s, such as Buckth orn and Honeysuckle, with native plants. Native plants prom ote infiltration of storm wate r runoff, as we ll as provid e h abitat to d e sirable insects and bird s. Th is work is expecte d to be com ple te d by May 2018. Th e re will be no im pacts to your prope rty, but please be aware th at it is possible th at you will expe rie nce typical construction d isturbance s d uring th e workday. Construction will occur Mond ay th rough Frid ay be twe e n th e h ours of 7 a.m . to 4 p.m . If you h ave any que stions about th e path project, please contact Mike Barbie r, Project Engine e r, at (630) 407-6895, or about th e wood land re storation, please contact Je n Boye r, Environm e ntal Projects Coord inator, at (630) 407-6727.