Agencies
Services
Nature Preserve Area
10
County
Putnam
Location And Access
Section 34, T32N R2W 3PM, Hennepin Township, along the Illinois River bluffs about 1 mile west of state route 26. Access is from a foot path that begins south of the boat ramp parking area at the Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge.
Description
The preserve is a 26-acre seep and seep-related wetland community. The site contains the largest identified seep area in the Illinois River Section of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River Bottomlands Natural Division. It is located within the 3,000-acre Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge. The seep benefits from extensive restoration efforts in 2001 that restored adjacent Hennepin and Hopper Lakes. These lakes were drained and farmed for several decades before restoration began. Now, the site supports a mosaic of lakes, marshes, seeps, savannas, and prairies.
Ownership
The Wetlands Initiative
Dedicated
9/5/2002
Size
26 acres
For Further Information
The Wetlands Initiative
53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1015
Chicago, Illinois 60604
312-922-0777
www.wetlands-initiative.org