Nature Preserve Area
10
County
La Salle
Location And Access
One mile north of LaSalle at the confluence of Tomahawk Creek and the Little Vermilion River.
Description
Dry-mesic upland forest, mesic upland forest, mesic floodplain forest, sandstone cliff, seep spring and stream of the Grand Prairie Section of the Grand Prairie Natural Division. Three threatened species occur in the preserve.
Ownership
Illinois Department of Natural Resources, 1 Natural Resources Way, Springfield 62701 (217/785-8774); Site Superintendent, Starved Rock State Park, P.O. Box 509, Utica 61373 (815/667-4726).
Dedicated
February 1998
Size
180.0 acres nature preserve
Topographic Quad
Troy Grove
For Further Information
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-8686