People head out on a boat while at Rock Run Rookery Preserve Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Bruce Hodgdon, public information officer for the Forest Preserve District of Will County, walks on the 136-foot-long boardwalk/bridge that connects two lakes at Lake Chaminwood Preserve Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Troy Township. The preserve will open to the public at 6 a.m. on Friday. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

A view of the sign at the main entrance to Lake Chaminwood Preserve Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Troy Township. The preserve will open to the public at 6 a.m. on Friday. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

A picnic shelter, which cannot be reserved due to restrictions on parking, is seen at Lake Chaminwood Preserve Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Troy Township. The preserve will open to the public at 6 a.m. on Friday. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Members of the Will County Forest Preserve Board will elect a new president Monday. The district has spent most of the funds available for new land acquisition. Most recently, the district opened the Lake Chaminwood Preserve near Channahon. | Sun-Times

A view of the east lake at Lake Chaminwood Preserve Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Troy Township. The preserve will open to the public at 6 a.m. on Friday. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

A view of the west lake at Lake Chaminwood Preserve Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Troy Township. The preserve will open to the public at 6 a.m. on Friday. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

Members of the Will County Forest Preserve Board will elect a new president Monday. The district has spent most of the funds available for new land acquisition. Most recently, the district opened the Lake Chaminwood Preserve near Channahon. | Sun-Times

Bruce Hodgdon, public information officer for the Forest Preserve District of Will County, pauses near the east lake at Lake Chaminwood Preserve Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Troy Township. The preserve will open to the public at 6 a.m. on Friday. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

A view of the canoe and kayak launch at Lake Chaminwood Preserve Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Troy Township. The preserve will open to the public at 6 a.m. on Friday. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

The 136-foot-long boardwalk/bridge that connects the two lakes is seen at Lake Chaminwood Preserve Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Troy Township. The preserve will open to the public at 6 a.m. on Friday. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

People head out on a boat while at Rock Run Rookery Preserve Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

A view of the sign at the main entrance to Rock Run Rookery Preserve Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

A view of a lake at Rock Run Rookery Preserve Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

A sign is visible off Center and Theodore streets at Teale Woods Preserve Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media

A bench is visible along the path at Teale Woods Preserve Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Joliet. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media