Agencies
Services
Nature Preserve Area
5
County
De Witt
Location And Access
East half of Section 35, T20N R1E 3PM, Barnett Township, about 0.5 mile south of state route 10. Access is from County Road 500E.
Description
Mettler Woods is a 77-acre preserve with grade B dry-mesic upland forest, grade C forest, as well as early successional forest; all of which are natural communities representative of the Grand Prairie Section of the Grand Prairie Natural Division. The dry-mesic forest supports large canopy individuals of species such as white oak, bur oak, and shagbark hickory. Much of the southwestern portion of the preserve has been severely damaged by a direct tornado hit in 2003. This area should be avoided due to the danger posed by a great amount of standing dead timber.
Ownership
Land Conservation Foundation
Dedicated
1/3/2005
Size
70.7 acres
Topographic Quad
Waynesville East
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For Further Information
Land Conservation Foundation
306 W. Church St.
Champaign, Illinois 61821