Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve

About Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve

Cricket Creek contains DuPage’s first wetland mitigation bank, a restoration site funded by developers to replace previously destroyed wetlands. The habitat attracts a wide variety of native wildlife, including a variety of bird species such as great blue herons and ducks, and various amphibians.

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See you at the 2026 Openlands Annual Luncheon!

Join us on Oct. 21 for “From the Ground Up,” honoring Jean M. Franczyk and featuring Dr. Tessa Francis as keynote.