FYI: The dog area at Beck Lake (in the Cook Co FP) will be enlarged to the area originally approved by the Cook County Commissioners in 2002 (which is 26 acres in total and includes a pond). If anyone has experience with this area vis a vis birds, please send me the info. It may help influence the location of dog parks in other forest preserve areas. Randi Doeker rbdoeker@aol.com Chicago