Editing Bolingbrook, Illinois (section)

===Bolingbrook Park District===
The Bolingbrook Park District was created in 1970, after being approved by referendum. In 1974, the Park District built its first new building, the Deatherage-Drdak Center, constructed only with volunteer labor. In the following three decades the Bolingbrook Park District has grown to include numerous woodlands and parks, several community centers, the Pelican Harbor Indoor/Outdoor Aquatic Complex, and the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Complex (BRAC). Most recently, the Bolingbrook Park District was one of the four finalists for the National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park Management, Facilities and Programs.<ref>http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/en/about-us/park-district-history/history-timeline/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519033436/http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/en/about-us/park-district-history/history-timeline/ |date=May 19, 2018 }} Accessed May 18, 2018</ref>

In 1982, the Park District opened the first indoor [[wave pool]] in the United States. It was closed shortly after the BRAC and Pelican Harbor opened in 1996, and has since been converted to an [[ice skating]] arena.<ref>{{cite web|title=Park District History|url=http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/About_Us/Park_District_History.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414083939/http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/About_Us/Park_District_History.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 14, 2013|work=Bolingbrook Park District|access-date=October 4, 2012}}</ref>

In 2009, the Park District opened its Hidden Oaks Nature Center, which sits on 80 acres of woodland and river plain habitat. The Nature Center has a Platinum [[LEED]] Rating from the [[U.S. Green Building Council]] and was built from recycled materials. As of 2014, the Nature Center is used to run naturalist programs and summer camps. Animal residents include: [[coyote]]s, deer, [[great horned owl]]s, and other species common to Northern Illinois.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/en/facilities/hidden-oaks-conservation-area/ |title = Hidden Oaks Nature Center |access-date = January 25, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140118103044/http://www.bolingbrookparks.org/en/facilities/hidden-oaks-conservation-area/ |archive-date = January 18, 2014 |url-status = dead }}</ref>