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Land and Water Reserve Area
5
County
Cass
Location
The site is approximately 3 miles south of Chandlerville and 5 miles north of Virginia. It is within the West Open Unit of Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area, located about 6 miles east of the site office.
Description
Panther Creek Hill Prairie Land and Water Reserve consists of a mixture of open uplands and highly dissected forested ravines with high-quality loess hill prairie that supports populations of two state threatened species. There are 10 acres of Grade B loess hill prairie recognized by the Panther Creek Hill Prairie Illinois Natural Areas Inventory site (INAI #0111) surrounded by about 22 acres of degraded, mesic upland timber.
Ownership
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Natural Division
Springfield Section of the Grand Prairie Natural Division (#4b)
Registered
May 2003
Size
32 acres
Access
The site is open to the public. To access the site, proceed north approximately 5 miles on Illinois Route 78 from the Route 78/Route 125 junction in Virginia, turn right (east) on Palmerton Road and follow this road (to the southeast and then east) approximately 1 mile to the IDNR parking lot located on the south side of the road.
Topographic Quad
Chandlerville
For Further Information
Visit the State Fish and Wildlife Website or Contact the INPC
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-8686
DNR.INPC@illinois.gov