Mussels Matter at the Urban Stream Research Center

Bring your friends to tour the Urban Stream Research Center at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville. Discover how the Forest Preserve District rears freshwater mussels, fish, crayfish and other aquatic organisms to benefit the water quality and diversity of your DuPage forest preserves’ streams and rivers. Also enjoy a private watch party of “Mussel Matters: Saving Critical Species in DuPage County!” with refreshments and conversation.

Includes: 

• Gift certificate for a tour (up to 10 individuals) of the Urban Stream Research Center at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville with a Forest Preserve District ecologist

• "Mussel Matters" video watch party 

• Canvas print of a DuPage riverway

Donations by:

Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Jeannine Kannegiesser