By The Numbers 

Restoration Opportunities

• Aggregate open space acreage in Phase 1 = 15,000
• Total acreage of the Calumet Core project area = 140,000
• Miles of terrestrial and water trails connected to Millennium Park = 53
• Miles of Illinois’s Lake Michigan coastline to be restored within the Reserve = 15
• Miles of Indiana National Shoreline to be connected to restored shoreline in Illinois = 25
• Acres of industrial land (brownfields) in the Calumet region = 2,000
• Acres of underutilized land the Illinois International Port District can dedicate to recreation, conservation, habitat restoration, and wildlife protection = 1,500
• Number of Millennium Reserve: Calumet Core partner organizations = over 50
• Current ecosystem partnerships working within Millennium Reserve boundaries = 5
• Future potential partner organizations affiliated with ecosystem partners = over 400

Strengthening Communities

• Population of residents with improved quality of life within the Millennium Reserve: Calumet Core Project Area = 433,939
• Number of municipalities located in Millennium Reserve = 36
• Registered state historic sites within Millennium Reserve that contribute to tourism in the region = 3
• Number of nature centers providing economic value and public benefits to the region = 6

Natural Heritage

Calumet Core Project Area

• Number of species identified at one site, in one day within Millennium Reserve: Calumet Core area = 2,257
• Number of threatened plant species = 40
• Number of threatened animal species = 20
• Number of significant natural community types = 14
• Number of Illinois Natural Area Inventory sites = 23
• Total acreage of high-quality natural areas = 5,929
• Acres of wetlands = 4,276

Expansion zone

• Number of threatened plant species = 62
• Number of threatened animal species = 29
• Number of significant natural community types = 30
• Number of Illinois Natural Area Inventory sites = 55
• Total acreage of high-quality natural areas = 18,033
• Acres of wetlands = 18,554

Updated September 2012