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Nature Preserve Area
2
County
Lake
Location And Access
In Highland Park from the jct. of Rt. 22 (Half Day Rd.) and Ridge Rd., head south on Ridge Rd. for 0.5 mile and turn left (east) into the parking lot on the northwest corner of the preserve. Special Note: A wood chip trail provides access to the preserve. A trail is planned to connect the Highmoor Park Nature Preserve and Hybernia Nature Preserve trail systems.
Description
Highmoor Park is a 10.5 acre mosaic of several plant communities contiguous to Hybernia Nature Preserve. These two preserves share a common border and are part of the same drainageway with water flowing from Highmoor Park into the Hybernia wetlands. Highmoor Park contains mesic, wet-mesic, and wet prairies, sedge meadows, and wet and mesic open savanna remnants. Big bluestem, Michigan lily, Scribner's panic grass, marsh blazing star, small sundrops and golden alexander highlight the prairie communities. The sedge meadows are characterized by tussock sedge, Virginia wild rye, bluejoint grass, fowl manna grass and blue flag. The savanna communities are dominated by oaks, including bur, white, black and Hill's oaks with blue beech and hazelnut in the understory. Woodland brome and Pennsylvania sedge grow on the woodland floor with many forbs such as sky-blue aster, shooting star and starry false solomon's seal.
Ownership
Park District of Highland Park
Dedicated
June 1991
Size
10.5 acres with buffer
Topographic Quad
Highland Park
Topo Map
For Further Information
Contact: Park District of Highland Park, West Ridge Center, 646 Ridge Rd., Highland Park, IL 60035 (708/831-0818)
03/10 R. Heidorn
