Spring Brook Restoration at St. James Farm Forest Preserve

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and other conservation-minded agencies, homeowners and volunteers have worked to bring meandering streams and rebuilt wetlands back to our landscape. Just this fall, the District completed over 3,200 feet of restoration on Spring Brook — a tributary of the West Branch of the DuPage River — within St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Warrenville. The story of this creek’s restoration and the promise of its function to improve stormwater management is worthwhile, because it enhances the quality of our lives in DuPage County.