Margaret Frisbie, executive director of Friends of the Chicago River, said the health of the river is 'dramatically' better than it was even 20 years ago.
There was a quite a sight on the Chicago River Wednesday when some locals caught sight a giant snapping turtle basking in the sun.catching sunbeams along the Chicago River said the sighting points to the improving health of the historically polluted waterway.
"I'd seen snapping turtles before but never one that large," Santore, a botanist, said Sunday. He added that he expected to see wildlife on the river, especially now that it's less polluted, but he didn't anticipate running into an animal of that size. "Since people aren't dumping raw sewage and petrochemicals into it as much anymore it certainly seems like there's life coming back," Santore said.
The organization has been working to increase turtle nesting habitat, which consists of loamy soils that are sandy, along the river. Frisbie said seeing large turtles is great, but seeing smaller ones is even better because it means they are reproducing.
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