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Land and Water Reserve Area
5
County
Mason
Location
The reserve is in Manito township southwest of Peoria. Sand Ridge State Forest is located across Country Road 2600E, and eight Illinois Natural Areas Inventory sites are within 5 miles.
Description
Walden West Land and Water Reserve supports remnant sand prairie as well as black-oak dominated woodland. It contains a variety of flora and fauna native to the Illinois River Sand Areas, allowing the site to function as an additional population source for similar habitats occurring on nearby state-owned properties. Conservative plant species present include bird’s food violet, prairie wild indigo, fragrant sumac, and clustered poppy mallow. There is additionally a population of a state-threatened species.
Ownership
Friends of the Sangamon Valley
Natural Division
Illinois River Section of the Illinois River and Mississippi River Sand Areas Natural Division (#6a)
Registered
February 2004
Size
43 acres
Access
The site is open to the public with landowner permission. Access to the site is from County Road 2600E.
Topographic Quad
Manito
For Further Information
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-8686
DNR.INPC@illinois.gov