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Land and Water Reserve Area
5
County
Tazewell
Location
The site is located within Dirksen and McNaughton Parks in Pekin and Groveland Township.
Description
Dirksen-McNaughten Woods Land and Water Reserve protects, restores, and manages forest communities that provide habitat for a breeding bird community that includes many area-sensitive species. The site is composed of several types of second-growth upland forest along a wetness gradient, with riparian woods bordering the three major watercourses (Lick Creek and its tributaries) and a small amount of floodplain forest on nearly level areas along Lick Creek. There is also grasslands consisting of a cool-season grass-legume mix.
Ownership
Pekin Park District
Natural Division
Grand Prairie Section of the Grand Prairie Natural Division (#4a)
Registered
September 2003
Size
828 acres
Access
The site is open to the public. Access is from a variety of public-entry points at Dirksen and McNaughton Parks. Running Deer Trail at Dirksen Park and Potawatomi Trail at McNaughton Parks are the main trail systems allowing public access to most of the site.
Topographic Quad
Marquette Heights
For Further Information
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-8686
DNR.INPC@illinois.gov