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Land and Water Reserve Area
6
County
Vermilion
Location
The site is in southeastern Vermilion County about 2.5 miles southeast of Georgetown and 12 miles southeast of Danville within McKendree and Love Townships. It is part of the Harry “Babe” Woodyard State Natural Area.
Description
Little Vermilion River Land and Water Reserve protects and buffers the Little Vermilion River, a biologically significant stream recognized by the Illinois Natural Areas Inventory (INAI #1140) for its high-quality river system and endangered species habitat. The site consists of several disconnected tracts composed of bottomland and upland forests, fields and young restoration areas, ravines, riparian corridors, and segments of the Little Vermilion River. Dry-mesic and mesic upland forest occur on slopes, while bottomland forest occurs in portions of the floodplain. Protecting these forests reduces erosion and sedimentation entering the Little Vermilion River. The site additionally provides habitat for forest-interior birds and numerous Species in Greatest Conservation Need as identified by the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan and is within the Vermilion River and Little Vermilion River Conservation Opportunity Area identified by the Illinois Comprehensive Wildlife Action Plan.
Ownership
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Natural Division
Vermilion River Section of the Wabash Border Natural Division (#10c)
Registered
May 1998
Size
1,128 acres
Access
The site is open to the public for hiking and nature observation.
Topographic Quad
Humrick & Georgetown
For Further Information
Visit the State Natural Area Website or Contact the INPC
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-8686
DNR.INPC@illinois.gov