Lyman Woods in Downers Grove in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Restoration

Lyman Woods

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 2, 2025

1. Restoration Marker

Inscription. As settlers arrived in this country, farmland and urban areas often replaced native ecosystems. The importance of protecting these systems was often overlooked. Land management professionals have learned a lot in the past few decades. We have come to understand that we can't manage the earth, only what people do to it.

Restoration returns the land to its pre-settlement condition. Stewards of Lyman Woods and Belmont Prairie work to re-establish natural systems and maximize biodiversity.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Environment • Horticulture & Forestry • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 41° 49.809′ N, 88° 0.455′ W. Marker is in Downers Grove, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is in Lyman Woods. It can be reached from 31st Street (County Route 34) near Highland Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The marker is on a kiosk in Lyman Woods, a short walk east of the forest preserve's interpretive center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 31st Street, Downers Grove IL 60515, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A "Green" Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Suburban Habitat (approx. 0.9 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); DuPage County Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away);

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Alexander Bradley Burns Post No. 80 War Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away); Pierce and Lucy Downer Burial Ground (approx. 1.8 miles away); Pierce Downer (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Downer Burial Place (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Downers Grove.

Also see . . . About Lyman Woods. (Submitted on March 3, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 2, 2025

2. Restoration Marker

The Lyman Woods Intpretive Center is in the background.

Lyman Woods Interpretive Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, March 2, 2025

3. Lyman Woods Interpretive Center

The Restoration Marker is on the kiosk that can be seen in the distance on the far left of the photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 3, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.