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IKA053
GREAT WESTERN TRAIL WETLANDS
- Location:
- Campton Township T40N R7E Sec 16, 17, 20, 21
Size: 50 acres
- Natural Resources
- Communities:
- Basin marsh (B,C)
- Sedge meadow, (B,C,D)
- Creek
- Floodplain forest (D)
- Rare Plants:
- none
- Rare Animals:
- none
Other Significant Features:
- Large and diverse wetland complex adjacent to Ferson Creek
Protection Status:
- Part private
- Part owned by Kane County Forest Preserve District (north of bike trail)
Management Problems:
- Reed canary grass invading high quality sedge meadows
