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Land and Water Reserve Area
2
County
Lake
Location
The reserve is centrally located in Lake County.
Description
Rhyan Tract Land and Water Reserve is a mosaic of upland and wetland habitats within the Almond Marsh Illinois Natural Areas Inventory site (INAI #1253). The uplands are composed of mature and successional bottomland and upland forest. The wetland communities consist of a centrally located pond, a degraded sedge meadow, and a stream corridor. There are a total of 29 plant species recorded to inhabit the wetland community. The site also serves as an important adjunct to the adjacent Almond Marsh Nature Preserve.
Ownership
Liberty Prairie Foundation
Natural Division
Morainal Section of the Northeastern Morainal Natural Division (#3a)
Registered
December 2001
Size
16 acres
Access
The site is open to the public.
Topographic Quad
Libertyville
For Further Information
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-8686
DNR.INPC@illinois.gov
