That year, the state purchased 570 acres (231 ha) of land along the South Branch Kishwaukee River in DeKalb County.

The state purchase was facilitated by US$2.68 million from the Illinois Open Land Trust.

The county eventually completed the purchase of the land on the north bank, across from the Fish and Wildlife Area, and designated it the Potawatomi Woods Forest Preserve.

[2] Between state and local land acquisitions more than 900 acres (364 ha) abutting 3.2 miles (5.1 km) of the river are publicly owned.

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