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Nature Preserve Area
2
County
Du Page
Location And Access
The site is in the far southeastern corner of DuPage County in Downers Grove South Township within the Morainal Section of the Northeastern Morainal Natural Division. It is part of the Des Plaines Riverway Forest Preserve which is open to the public one hour after sunrise to one hour after sunset, but there are no designated trails or parking.
Description
Des Plaines Riverway Nature Preserve is comprised of wet and wet-mesic bottomland forest, marsh, shrub and tallgrass meadows, vernal ponds, and a creek. The bottomland (floodplain) woods represent the finest example in DuPage County. The woods are unique in that there are many large, mature trees that typically aren’t found in other floodplain woods in DuPage County. Black ash, swamp white oak, slippery elm, silver maple, and black gum are common. The preserve hosts 292 native plant species, including populations of state threatened and endangered species. Numerous Illinois Species in Greatest Need of Conservation and regionally rare species of amphibians, birds, and native plants have also been found.
Ownership
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Dedicated
May 2012
Size
75.0 Acres
Topographic Quad
Sag Bridge
For Further Information
Visit the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Website or Contact the INPC
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-8686