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Nature Preserve Area
7
County
St. Clair
Location And Access
From Mascoutah at jct. Hwys. 4 & 177, take Hwy. 177 west 4.5 miles to Rentchler Road, then turn and go south 1.5 miles and then turn and go west 0.8 mile. The nature preserve is southeast of the road. Special Note: The preserve is located 6 miles east of Belleville. An entrance sign has been erected. A 0.75 mile loop trail has been developed.
Description
Knobeloch Woods contains dry-mesic upland and wet floodplain forest communities representative of the Effingham Plain Section of the Southeastern Till Plain Natural Division. The upland forest supports white oak and hickories. The floodplain forest lies in the floodplain of a tributary to Hazel Creek. Floodplain trees extend up into the shallow ravines where they overlap the upland species. The location of this preserve provides educational opportunities to those who might otherwise never experience a natural area. Management of the area is primarily concerned with the control of exotic species.
Ownership
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Dedicated
February 1983
Size
35.1 acres
Topographic Quad
Freeburg
Topo Map
For Further Information
Illinois Department of Natural Resources - World Shooting Complex, Natural Heritage Biologist, One Main Event Drive, Suite 140, Sparta, IL 62286 (618/295-2877)