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Nature Preserve Area
3
County
Cook
Location And Access
From Palos Hills, take 95th Street (Hwy. 12/20) west beyond the junction with 96th Avenue (Hwy. 45). The nature preserve is to the south. Special Note: Trails and parking are available at this preserve.
Description
Cranberry Slough typifies the rolling topography of the Valparaiso Moraine of the Northeastern Morainal Division of Illinois. Formerly, the site supported a mosaic of prairie and oak savanna. Currently, the steep slopes support both young upland forests and remnants of degraded prairie. The kettleholes currently support sedge meadow and marsh communities. Water levels have been held at artificially high water levels by a shallow dams so consequently, beaver and other wetland wildlife have been recorded from this preserve.
Ownership
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Dedicated
January 1965 as the 5th Illinois Nature Preserve
Size
372 acres
Topographic Quad
Palos Park
Topo Map
For Further Information
Contact: Forest Preserve District of Cook County, c/o Conservation Department, 536 North Harlem Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 (708/771-1330)