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Project T-61-M1

Project Title: Sand Community Restoration in the Kankakee Sands Opportunity Area

Community and/or Species Focus: Sand communities, Regal fritillary, Plains pocket gopher, Henslow's sparrow, Red-headed woodpecker

Goals/Objectives:
  1. Protect and restore 10,000 acres of sand savanna and 6,000 acres of sand prairie
  2. Protect all flatwoods
  3. Protect and sustain breeding pairs of Henslow's sparrow and red-headed woodpecker
  4. Protect and sustain populations of regal fritillary and plains pocket gopher
Achievements:
  1. ​Conducted 12 prescribed fires on 1,153 acres on SGCN habitat
  2. Controlled invasive species on over 100 acres of habitat

Post-Project Survey (if applicable): n/a

Project Period: 7/1/09 - 12/31/12

Principle Investigator(s): Eric Smith (Division of Natural Heritage)

Final Report:
T-61-M1​