Affiliates

The District provides support for and has a unique affiliation with several independent, non-profit agencies, including the Brookfield Zoo and the Chicago Botanic Garden.

 

 

Brookfield Zoo is administered and operated by the Chicago Zoological Society; and the Botanic Garden by the Chicago Horticultural Society, yet both are located on Forest Preserve District lands and are cooperative functions of the District. Through the Brookfield Zoo and Chicago Botanic Garden the District provides the public with up-close encounters of the diverse plant and animal world beyond Cook County.





NeighborSpace is a non-profit organization, established in May 1996, as the result of a unique collaboration among three government bodies – the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, the City of Chicago and the Chicago Park District – and the private sector. Through NeighborSpace, the District and partnering agencies secure land for small parks, gardens, natural areas, river edges and landscapes in Chicago

 

 

To visit the official website for Cook County, please click here