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Grubb Hollow Prairie

Nature Preserve Area

4

County

Pike

Location And Access

From New Canton, take Highway 96 north 3 miles to a county road. The preserve is at the intersection, east of Highway 96 and south of the county road.

Description

Perched on limestone bluffs amidst the rugged terrain overlooking the Mississippi River floodplain, this loess hill prairie contains some plant species more typical of the western states. These include side-oats grama, narrow-leaved green milkweed, scurf pea and Carolina delphinium. Leadplant, yellow puccoon, dropseed and whorled milkweed are other prairie plants found here. Management activities performed at this site include prescribed burning and brush removal.

Ownership

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Dedicated

September 1989

Size

50 acres

Topographic Quad

Hull

Topo Map

gruhol

For Further Information

Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Biologist, Route 106 West, Pittsfield, IL 62363 (217/285-2221)