Open Spaces - Habitats - KML

Habitat Sites are natural areas that support wildlilfe on both public and privately owned land. Approximately 3,800 of the 146,240 acres within the city limits serve as habitat sites. Among the 97 individual habitat sites identified in 2004 using mapping tools, aerial imagery, site-visits, and previous inventory studies, most are located along the Chicago River and on the shorelines of Lake Michigan and Lake Calumet natural areas that support wildlife.

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notes Habitat Sites are natural areas that support wildlilfe on both public and privately owned land. Approximately 3,800 of the 146,240 acres within the city limits serve as habitat sites. Among the 97 individual habitat sites identified in 2004 using mapping tools, aerial imagery, site-visits, and previous inventory studies, most are located along the Chicago River and on the shorelines of Lake Michigan and Lake Calumet natural areas that support wildlife. To view or use this file, special GIS software such as Google Earth is required. To download, right-click the "Download" link above and choose "Save link as."
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title Open Spaces - Habitats - KML