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Nature Preserve Area
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County
Ogle
Location And Access
From the intersection of IL Rt 251 and IL Rt 64, travel north on Rt 251 approximately 5 miles; then west (left) on Big Mound Road a distance of 2 3/4 miles. The Cemetery Prairie is on the north side of the road just 1/4 mile east of White Rock Road.
Description
Little bluestem, prairie dropseed and porcupine grass characterize this dry hill prairie located on a gravel kame of the Grand Prairie Section of the Grand Prairie Natural Division. A rich assemblage of plant species is found in this small prairie, including pasqueflower, puccoons, prairie smoke, leadplant and coneflowers.
Ownership
Natural Land Institute
Dedicated
September 1971
Size
3.6 acres with buffer
Topographic Quad
Stillman Valley
Topo Map
For Further Information
Natural Land Institute, 320 South Third Street, Rockford, IL 61104 (815/964-6666)
03/10 R. Heidorn