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 ultimately finalized the acquisition of the land on the northern bank, adjacent to the Fish and Wildlife Area, and designated it as the Potawatomi Woods Forest Preserve. In addition to state and local land acquisitions, a significant portion of the river's shoreline is publicly owned.