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IKA074
BLACKBERRY MAPLES FOREST PRESERVE
- Location:
- Blackberry Township. T39N R7E Sec 20, 21, 28, 29
Size: 88 acres (Forest Preserve), 40 private
- Natural Resources
- Communities:
- Wet-mesic woodland (C,D)
- Wet loamy prairie (B, C)
- Basin marsh (B,C)
- Dry-mesic woodland (C)
- Rare Plants:
- Juglans cinerea/Butternut
- Fraxinus nigra/Black Ash
- Rare Animals:
- none
Other Significant Features:
- Adjacent privately owned woodlands are important biological link
Protection Status:
- A portion of the site is private
- Majority of site is owned by Kane County Forest Preserve District
Management Problems:
- Garlic mustard
- Lack of oak reproduction
- Reed canary grass
