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Nature Preserve Area
8
County
Jasper
Location And Access
From the jct. of Hwys. 33 and 130 in Newton, take Hwy. 130 south 7.5 to county road 300N, go west 4 miles to county road 1100E, go north 1 mile to county road 400N, go west 0.3 miles to the parking lot on the north side of the road.
Description
Robert Ridgeway Grasslands is 25.86 acres of reconstructed prairie typical of the Effingham Plain Section of the Southern Till Plain Natural Division. Little and big bluestem are the dominate grasses; common forbs include blazing stars, rattlesnake master, Illinois bundleflower, prairie dock, compass plant and rosinweed. The site is managed in conjunction with Prairie Ridge State Natural Area.
Ownership
Illinois Audubon Society
Dedicated
6/28/2002
Size
25.9 acres, with no buffer
Topographic Quad
Newton
For Further Information
Illinois Audubon Society
PO Box 2547
Springfield, IL 62708
Telephone: 217- 544-BIRD
