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IDU003
BIG WOODS FOREST PRESERVE
- Location:
- Winfield Twp. T39N R09E, Sec 32, Naperville Twp. T38N R09E, Sec 05 & 06
Size: 441 acres
- Natural Resources
- Communities:
- Northern flatwoods (B,C)
- Basin marsh (C)
- Cultural - croplands (D)
- Cultural - unassociated growth - forbs (C)
- Loamy, dry-mesic savanna (C)
- Glacial kettle lake (C)
- Low gradient creek (Indian Creek - intermittent waterway IBI rating - nonestablished)
- Rare Plants:
- Rorippa palustris var. hispida/Rough marsh cress (E)
- Juglans cinerea/Butternut (W- Sc)
- Rare Animals:
- Casmerodius albus/Great Egret (T) - non-breeding
- Podilymbus podiceps/Pied-Billed Grebe (T) - non-breeding
Other Significant Features:
Protection Status:
- Owned by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.
Management Problems:
- Invasion by undesireable trees and shrubs in woodland areas
- Reed canary grass
- Abuse by the public
- Deer browse
