Paint Out Saturday Feb 11 - Turtle Lake

Turtle Lake at Lake Renwick Preserve in Plainfield, Illinois.

We have talked about getting back to this site when there is SNOW. This weekend looks like it might be our only chance this Winter. So, let's take it!

Paint Out Site This Saturday will be at the Lake Renwick Preserve in Plainfield, Illinois. There are three entrances to this preserve -- The Lake Renwick Heron Rookery off of Renwick Road; The Copley Nature Park off of Rt 30 and WE ARE MEETING AT THE TURTLE LAKE ACCESS ON LOCKPORT STREET at 8:30 AM.

This is a series of small lakes and islands which are the home and preserved nesting site of five types of birds (blue heron, snowy egrets, cormorant and cattle egrets and more. There is a parking lot, facilities and trails. It is free.

Check out the website for the this total Preserve of lakes at:

www.fpdwc.org/renwick_turtlelake.cfm


Please keep in mind that we are meeting at the TURTLE LAKE ACCESS ON LOCKPORT STREET. On the following site map, it is circled. The other entrances are marked with X's. As you can see by the map, there is a trail only a short distance from the parking lot that is surrounded by water, affording us proximate setup sites.







MAPQUEST DIRECTIONS : copy this next entire batch of nonsense into your browser to see the map

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If you are coming from Chicago (or from the North) go South on I 55. Exit at Rt 126 to the right. Stay on Rt 126 to Lockport Road, or Lockport Street where you will turn Left (East). Go past the tracks and enter on your right at "Turtle Lake Access". We can meet in the Parking Lot.

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