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ICO001
Baker Lake
- Location:
- Barrington Township T42N, R9E, Sections 1,12
- Palatine Township T42N, R10E Sections 6,7
Size: 420 acres
- Natural Resources
- Communities:
- Loamy dry mesic savanna (C)
- Rare Plants:
- none
- Rare Animals:
- Chlidonias niger/Black tern (E)
- Nycticorax nyciticorax/Black-crowned night heron (E)
- Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus/Yellow-headed blackbird (E)
- Podilymbus podiceps/Pied-billed grebe (T)
Other Significant Features:
- Heron/egret rookery is primary feature
Protection Status:
- Protected by Cook County Forest Preserve District (includes 210-acre nature preserve) and City of Barrington
Management Problems:
- High water levels on rookery island
- Deterioration of rookery nesting structures
- Occasional intrusions by recreational users of lake and shoreline
