Forest Preserve Advisory Board

Font Size: + -

Feedback Print

See our New Forest Preserve Brochure

View the Forest Preserve Master Trail Plan. This plan was finalized in September 2023 and lays out the goals and standards for stewarding and maintaining trails in the Preserve. (PDF, September 2023)

4th Thursday at 7:00 pm at the Public Works Facility
Specific meeting details may change. In addition, boards and committees do hold special meetings and hearings as necessary. Please see Meetings Calendar for details about specific meetings.

The agenda for the upcoming meeting is posted with the listing in the Meetings Calendar.
Minutes are available following approval. Please see the Minutes Archive.

The purpose of the Forest Preserve Advisory Board is to

Advise on the formulation of policy related to the management and maintenance of the Greenbelt Forest Preserve and on the designation of Forest Preserve areas
Annually, report to the City Council on the health and condition of the Forest Preserve. Monitor the Forest Preserve, as well as activities within it, and report any circumstances requiring attention
As needed, review and make recommendations on the Management and Maintenance Guidelines and the Forest Preserve Article of the City Code
As needed, sponsor educational and interpretative programs to further the city’s objective of protecting the Forest Preserve areas

Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents.
They can be downloaded by clicking on the icons below.