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In the middle of the last century, the southern portion of what is now the Raven Glen Forest Preserve near Antioch was a renowned dairy operation consisting mostly of rolling farmland.
An $11 million federal earmark announced this week by Sen. Dick Durbin will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Lake County Forest Preserve District, to restore Pollack Lake- and Hastings Creek-related wetlands at Raven Glen. by signing up you agree to our terms of service Projects like these will restore ecosystems and protect communities from flooding at the same time, he added.
"It is re-meandering Hastings Creek and restoring what would have been the original hydrology and make sure we're not flooding our neighbors," said Pati Vitt, the forest preserves' director of natural resources.
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