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Author: Jeff Franzen

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About Crow Island Woods

Crow Island Woods is the second largest park (17.91 acres) in the Winnetka Park District. It lies directly west of Crow Island School, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its significant architecture. The northern half

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Strand Associates – 4/12 Plan (Summarized)

4/12/2016 – Village Meeting At the April 12th Village Meeting, Strand Associates laid out a four-phase plan to alleviate much of the flooding which would occur during a 100-year storm (the remit given them by the Winnetka Village Council) at

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Volunteer to Help

Contact us if you would like to get involved with SCIW.            

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Directly Contact the Stormwater Committee

Send comments to the stormwater committee: Email – stormwatercomments@winnetka.org Phone – 847-716-3549            

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We encourage activists, volunteers and members of the media to contact us using the form below.            

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Coordinating Committee

Save Crow Island Woods (SCIW) was founded in 2016 to prevent Crow Island Woods from being converted into a wet/wetland storage. SCIW has organized as a neighborhood network and is adding new members to our Coordinating Committee. SCIW operates with

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About

Our mission is to prevent Crow Island Woods from being turned into an above ground wetland storage basin and to help restore the woods to its historic state. We believe helping the community learn more about Crow Island Woods —

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