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Nature Preserve Area
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County
Winnebago
Location And Access
Burr Oak Valley Nature Preserve is located within the Winnebago Drift section of the Eastern Morainal Natural Division of Illinois, 1 mile west of the Winnebago-Boone County line. More specifically, it is found approximately 1.5 miles east of the town of Roscoe. Burr Oak Valley is not open to the public.
Description
The qualifying features of Burr Oak Valley Nature Preserve are suitable habitat for four state-listed plant species and one federally listed insect. A Grade C dry dolomite prairie is also a significant feature. Burr Oak Valley is documented to provide habitat for 13 faunal species listed in the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan (IWAP) as Species of Greatest Conservation Need, as well as three state-threatened plants. One state endangered plant has been successfully re-introduced to the site. The state endangered and federally endangered Rusty patched bumble bee was documented on-site in 2018. The site is used by a variety of bird species, 13 of which are listed in the IWAP as Species of Greatest Conservation Need. Of these 13 species, nine are documented to actively breed on site.
Ownership
Natural Land Institute
Dedicated
August 2021
Size
99 acres
Topographic Quad
Belvidere NW
For Further Information
Natural Land Institute
320 South Third Street
Rockford, IL 61104
(815/964-6666)