More of the Wolf Lake watershed will be used at this year’s 18th annual Wolf Lake Bi-State Wetlands Wind & Water festival on Memorial Weekend. The Wetlands Wind & Water Bike Ride begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 25th, 2024
To join the 5-mile bike ride through the Illinois portion of the Wolf Lake watershed, participants should arrive at 8:45 a.m.
Visited will be the obelisk marking the park’s 1946 dedication, the Nike Missile monument, living memorials, and the Wolf Lake overlook. The ride will then reverse course and visit the new Wolf Lake connection with Powderhorn Lake to the south.
Riders, who are required to wear helmets, will return to the Visitors Center about 11 am.
A second event of the Wetlands festival, a hike, begins at 2 p.m. at the entrance to the Mitigation Wetlands in Hammond. It lies at the far west end of 129th Street.
Park bikes and cars near the entrance.
Joe Kruczek, director of this year’s cleanup of the Wolf Lake Watershed, will lead the hike. It will be a tour of spring wildflowers, sedges, and shrubs and spring activity of water fowl and small animals.
Hikers should wear long pants, sturdy shoes and long-sleeved shirts. On-line registration is required for both events. Consult AWLI’s website at www.wolflakeinitiative.org. Registration deadline is May 22.
AWLI is a bi-state, not-for-profit organization and land trust seeking to improve and protect the Wolf Lake watershed. For more information, contact Michael Boos at 219-933-7149 or 312-220-0120. More info and exact times and schedule can be found at www.wolflakeinitiative.org
(Sponsored by the Association for the Wolf Lake Initiative in collaboration with Chicago’s 10th Ward Office, Lake County Solid Waste Management District, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, American Legion Illiana Post 220, Hegewisch and Vodak/East Side branches of the Chicago Public Library)
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