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Land and Water Reserve Area
6
County
Coles
Location
The site is on the east side of the Embarras River and west of IL-130, about four miles south of the city of Charleston in Coles County. It shares a boundary with the northeast corner of Embarras River Land and Water Reserve, which lies entirely within Fox Ridge State Park. It is bisected by East County Road 380N, which ends in a hunter parking lot in the state park. A small portion of Warbler Landing extends to the centerline of the Embarras River.
Description
Warbler Landing Land and Water Reserve protects a biologically diverse segment of the Embarras River, associated forest and woodland, a state-threatened plant, and habitat for several state-threatened or endangered animals. The site includes a 0.12-mile segment of the Embarras River, recognized as a high-quality stream by the Illinois Natural Areas Inventory (INAI #1427) and the associated riparian corridor. The reserve is made up of ridgetops, steep slopes, and ravines sloping down to the Embarras River. The site also includes Grade C mesic and dry-mesic upland forest on the slopes, some of which show evidence of only moderate disturbance and are in relatively good condition. On the ridgetops included within the property, the land uses are agricultural production and restoration into native prairie vegetation.
Ownership
Grand Prairie Friends
Natural Division
Grand Prairie Section of the Grand Prairie Natural Division (#4a)
Registered
September 2019
Size
131 acres
Access
The site is open to the public from dawn to dusk.
Topographic Quad
Charleston South
For Further Information
Visit the Grand Prairie Friends Website or Contact the INPC
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, IL 62702
217-785-8686
DNR.INPC@illinois.gov