Agencies
Services
Land and Water Reserve Area
3
County
Kankakee
Location
The site is about seven miles southeast of the City of Kankakee. It is immediately west of Pembroke Savanna Nature Preserve, northwest of Guiding Star Savanna Nature Preserve, and nearby many other conservation holdings in the Kankakee Sands region.
Description
Mskoda is one of many notable natural areas found in the Pembroke Savannas - a large-scale ecosystem of national significance. The natural communities reflect the various soil formations, topographical relief, and hydrology of the site. Each soil type found on the site has a sand component to it, which is a result of the former Lake Waubonsee. Two of Mskoda’s dunes which are located on the site’s eastern end, are included as part of the Pembroke Savanna Illinois Natural Areas Inventory site. Most of the reserve was ranked Grade C dry and dry-mesic sand savanna, but a 4-acre portion located on top of a southwesterly-facing dune is Grade B dry sand savanna. The site also provides habitat for five state-listed species.
Ownership
The Nature Conservancy
Natural Division
Kankakee Sand Area Section of the Grand Prairie Natural Division (#4e)
Registered
February 2004
Size
649 acres
Access
The site is open to the public.
Topographic Quad
St. Anne
For Further Information
Visit The Nature Conservancy Website or Contact the INPC
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-8686
DNR.INPC@illinois.gov