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Land and Water Reserve Area
1
County
Kane
Location
The site in the northeast quarter of Section one of Dundee Township. It is bounded to the west by the Fox River and Duncan Avenue to the east and extends south from I-90.
Description
Trout Park River’s Edge Land and Water Reserve protects virtually the entire Tout Park Illinois Natural Areas Inventory (INAI #0625) site. It contains Grade C mesic upland forest, Grade C dry-mesic upland forest, and is bisected by three high-gradient small streams that emanate from Trout Park Nature Preserve. The forested communities are arrayed along elevation, moisture, and soil gradients extending from the Fox River. Trout Park River’s Edge Land and Water Reserve and Trout Park Nature Preserve were included on the Advanced Identification (ADID) of Kane County for their high biological value.
Ownership
City of Elgin
Natural Division
Morainal Section of the Northeastern Morainal Natural Division (#3a)
Registered
September 2016
Size
9.5 acres
Access
The site is open to the public. There is a small parking lot in immediate vicinity with access to the Fox River for small watercraft, a viewing platform, picnic tables, informational signage, and hiking/biking trail that extends to the regional Fox River Trail.
Topographic Quad
Elgin
For Further Information
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-8686
DNR.INPC@illinois.gov