Agencies
Services
Land and Water Reserve Area
6
County
Champaign
Location
The site is located about thirteen miles south of Urbana. Several other protected areas conserve segments of the Embarras River downstream of the site.
Description
Natural communities found at Edna Edwards Burnett Land and Water Reserve include wet floodplain forest, old field, forest restoration, and the Embarras River, a medium gradient stream. The site conserves an approximately 0.24-mile portion of the Embarras River that is recognized by the Illinois Natural Areas Inventory (INAI # 1808 Embarras River – Nanney Research Reach). Conservation of the river and its corridor at the reserve supplies watershed protection to the river, maintains the riparian corridor for the benefit of wildlife, and conserves stream habitat for many aquatic species including at least one fish in Greatest Need of Conservation as determined by the Illinois Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan and Strategy.
Ownership
Grand Prairie Friends
Natural Division
Grand Prairie Section of the Grand Prairie Natural Division (#4a)
Registered
September 2015
Size
80 acres
Access
The site is open to the public. Allowable uses include hiking, bird watching, nature observation, and photography. There is parking along the road east of bridge. There are currently no maintained trails. It is open from dawn to dusk.
Topographic Quad
Villa Grove NW
For Further Information
Visit the Grand Prairie Friends Website or Contact the INPC
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-8686
DNR.INPC@illinois.gov