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IDU004
TRI-COUNTY WETLAND
- Location:
- Wayne Twp. T40N R09E, Sec 06,
T40N R08E, Sec 01
Size:524 acres
- Natural Resources
- Communities:
- Streamside Marsh (C)
- Calcareous Seeps (C)
- Basin Marsh (C)
- Cultural - croplands
- Basin marsh
- Rare Plants:
- Sparganium americanum/Amercian bur-reed (E)
- Sparganium chlorocarpum/Dwarf bur-reed (E)
- Rare Animals:
- none
Other Significant Features:
- The wetlands are within the 500+ acre Tri-County State Park.
- Most of the site is being restored to prairie and wetland.
- The north branch of Brewster Creek flows through the park.
- A state-of-the-art nature center, regional office, and trail system are planned for 1999.
Protection Status:
- Owned by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
- Designation of the basin marsh as a Land and Water Reserve has been proposed.
Management Problems:
- Wetlands are suffering from past siltation of adjacent agricultural fields.
- Exotic species.
