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Nature Preserve Area
7
County
St. Clair
Location And Access
From Millstadt you would take State Route 158 to Triple Lakes Road. Turn north on Triple Lakes Road and west on Stemler Road. 2200 Stemler Road, Columbia, IL.
Description
This old growth forest remnant is located on a sinkhole plain near the entrance to Stemler Cave. This dry upland forest community contains white oak, post oak, red oak, pignut hickory and white ash. Several sinkholes create localized variations in topography and microclimate, resulting in a change in the species composition of the forest near these sites. White and black oaks are most common on the upper two-thirds of the sinkhole while red oak is common in the lower one-third of these depressions.
Ownership
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Dedicated
April 1986
Size
194.82 acres
Topographic Quad
Columbia
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)
