Nature Preserve Area:
2
County:
Cook
Location and Access:
One mile south of the city of Chicago, and approximately one mile west of the Indiana state line, in the village of Burnham.
Description:
Burnham Prairie, located in the Chicago Lake Plain Section of the Northeastern Morainal Natural Division, is recognized for its dry-mesic prairie, wet-mesic prairie, wet prairie, and savanna communities.
Ownership:
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Dedicated:
3/3/2003
Size:
78.52 acres, with no buffer
Topographic Quad:
Lake Calumet
Topo Map:
Directions:
For further information:
Contact: Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Conservation Department
536 North Harlem Avenue
River Forest, IL 60305
(708) 771-1330
