“Informational graphic about the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s press release titled ‘Fish Return to Salt Creek After Graue Mill Dam Removal,’ dated August 7, 2025. It features a photo of two hands gently holding a small fish near green plants and water. Below the photo, text explains that fish sampling at Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve in Oak Brook confirmed that fish are swimming upstream again after the Graue Mill dam removal in late 2023. The Midwest Biodiversity Institute documented eight native fish species previously blocked by the dam. A quote from Erik Neidy, director of natural resources, highlights the stream’s recovery.”
📣 ICYMI - Forest Preserve District of #DuPage County: “Fish are once again swimming freely upstream in Salt Creek following the late 2023 removal of the #GraueMill dam.”
➡️ mwrd.org/news/fish-return-salt-creek-after-graue-mill-dam-removal-forest-preserve-district-dupage-county
#MWRD #OakBrook