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Nature Preserve Area:
1
County:
Ogle
Location and Access:
From the intersection of IL Rt 251 and IL Rt 64, travel north on Rt 251 approximately 5 miles; then west (left) on Big Mound Road a distance of 2 3/4 miles. The Cemetery Prairie is on the north side of the road just 1/4 mile east of White Rock Road.
Description:
Little bluestem, prairie dropseed and porcupine grass characterize this dry hill prairie located on a gravel kame of the Grand Prairie Section of the Grand Prairie Natural Division. A rich assemblage of plant species is found in this small prairie, including pasqueflower, puccoons, prairie smoke, leadplant and coneflowers.
Ownership:
Natural Land Institute
Dedicated:
September 1971
Size:
3.6 acres with buffer
Topographic Quad:
Stillman Valley
Topo Map:
Directions:
For further information:
Natural Land Institute, 320 South Third Street, Rockford, IL 61104 (815/964-6666)
03/10 R. Heidorn
