Natural Spaces

Native Species/ Dune Grasses Natural Spaces Wetlands The Waukegan Municipal Beach features one mile of sand along with some of the only remaining natural dunes in the area. The Waukegan Beach is also home to high-quality EN ESPAÑOL & ENGLISH Dune Grasses... More

Native Species/ Dune Grasses Natural Spaces Wetlands The Waukegan Municipal Beach features one mile of sand along with some of the only remaining natural dunes in the area. The Waukegan Beach is also home to high-quality EN ESPAÑOL & ENGLISH Dune Grasses wetlands that provide habitats for several threatened and endangered species. Wetlands are important in St. John’s flood and erosion control, and also Wort waukeganparks.org/signs act as a pollution filter to help protect Lake Michigan water quality. Wetlands and Dunes Kalm’s St. John’s Wort grows on alkaline shores and sand Wetlands work to slow and store The City of Waukegan maintains a balance between naturalized found in inland meadows. Known habitat locations include rising waters that may cause and recreational areas through the preservation, protection, shoreline of Lake Erie, Huron, and Michigan. flooding because they can absorb and enhancement of surrounding high-quality wetlands and the wave energy that erodes beaches the uni Less