The local section is broken down by county, click on the place to go to their web site. Not all places are forest preserves, the first place will be the county forest preserve.

Local places to photograph
Illinois DNR Illinois State Parks In Cook County         Cook County Forest Preserve         Chicago Park District         Black Partridge Wooods, Lemont         Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield         Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe         Crabtree Nature Center, Barrington Hills         Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago         Little Red School House Nature Center, Willow Springs         Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago         Sagawau Environment Center, Lemont         Stillman Nature Center, South Barrington         Wolf Road Prairie, Westchester In DuPage County         DuPage County Forest Preserve         Ball Seed, West Chicago         Belmont Prairie, Downers Grove         Cantigny Park, Wheaton         Churchill Woods, Glen Ellyn         Cosley Zoo, Wheaton         Dean Nature Sanctuary, Oak Brook         Elsen's Hill (West DuPage Woods), West Chicago         Fullersburg Woods, Oak Brook         Hauserman's Orchids, Villa Park         Kirt Prairie, (COD), Glen Ellyn         Knoch Knolls, Naperville         Lincoln March, Wheaton         Lyman Woods, Downers Grove         McKee Marsh, Warrenville         Morton Arboretum, Lisle         Mayslake Peabody Estates, Oakbrook         Springbrook Prairie, Naperville         St. James Farm, Warrenville         Waterfall Glen, Darien         Willowbrook Wildlife Center, Glen Ellyn In Boone County         Boone County Forest Preserve In Dekalb County         Dekalb County Forest Preserve In Grundy County         Grundy County Forest Preserve         Goose Lake Prairie, Morris In Kane County         Kane County Forest Preserve         Bluff Springs Forest Preserve, Elgin         Fabyan Forest Preserve, Batavis         Fermilab Nature/Ecology, Batavia         LeRoy Oakes Preserve, St. Charles         Peck Farms, Geneva         Phillips Park Zoo, Aurora	In Kankakee County         Kankakee County Forest Preserve         Kankakee River State Park In Kendall County         Kendall County Forest Preserve In Lake County County         Lake County Forest Preserve         Captain Daniel Wright Woods FP, Mettawa         Half Day FP, Vernon Hills         Illinois Beach St Park, Zion         Ryerson Woods, Riverwoods         Volo Bog State Natural Area, Ingleside In LaSalle County         LaSalle County Forest Preserve         Matthiessen State Park, Utica         Starved Rock State Park, Utica In Lee County         Lee County Forest Preserve         Friends of Nachusa In McHenry County         McHenry County Forest Preserve In Ogle County         Ogle County Forest Preserve         Jarrett Prairie, Byron Forest Preserve, Byron In Peoria County         Peoria Park District         Peoria Zoo, Peoria         Wildlife Pairie State Park, Peoria In Putnam County         Sue & Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge, Hennepin In Will County         Will County Forest Preserve         Bird Haven Greenhouse, Joliet         Joliet Iron Works Historic Site         Keeptaw Preserve, Lemont         Messinger Woods, Homer Glen         Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington         Whalon Lake, Naperville In Winnebago County         Winnebago County Forest Preserve         Anderson Japanese Gardens, Rockford         Rock Cut State Park, Loves Park
Non-Local places to photograph
State parks listed by state Covered Bridges by State Lighthouses by State JP Sandhill count In Indiana         Indiana DNR         Indiana Dunes, Porter         Indiana Dunes State Park         Jasper Pulaski, Medaryville         Potawatomi Zoo, South Bend In Iowa         Iowa DNR         Lock & Dam 14, Le Claire In Michigan         Michigan DNR         Picture Rock National Park (UP)         Seney National Wildlife Refuge (UP)         Tahquamenon Falls State Park (UP)         Warren Dunes State Park, Sawyer         Michigan Parks Trail Maps	Zoos of North America Illinois Waterfalls Miss River Eagle count Butterfly Houses in the US In Nebraska         Nebraska Flyway, Spring Sandhill Crane Migration         Nebraska Sandhill Crane Migration         Nebraska Flyway, The Great Migration         Sandhill Crane Tours         Audubon, Fall Crane Viewing         Central Platte, Crane Viewing Sites         Rowe Audubon Sanctuary         Wood River Crane Viewing, Nebraska In Wisconsin         Wisconsin DNR         Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens, Hales Corner         Boerner Botanical Gardens, Hales Corner         Henry Vilas Zoo, Madison         Horicon Marsh, Horicon         ICF, Baraboo         Milwaukee Zoo, Milwaukee         Racine Zoo, Racine         Rotary Botanical Gardens, Janesville         Schlitz Audubon Nature Center         Wisconsin Waterfalls Trip

20 July 2021