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