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. Between state and local land acquisitions more than  abutting  of the river are publicly owned.
The county eventually completed its purchase of the property on the northern bank, adjacent to the Fish and Wildlife Area, which was subsequently designated as the Potawatomi Woods Forest Preserve. Furthermore, through various land acquisitions by state and local authorities, a substantial portion of the river's shoreline is now owned by the public.