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IKA089
HANNAFORD WOODS
- Location:
- Sugar Grove Township. T38N R7E, Sec 4, 9
Size: 116.5 acres
- Natural Resources
- Communities:
- Mesic woodland (D)
- Sedge meadow (C, D)
- Wet loamy prairie (C, D)
- Rare Plants:
- Astragalus canadensis/Canada Milkvetch
- Aster sericeus/Silky Aster
- Rare Animals:
- none
Other Significant Features:
- Heron Rookery (1995-1997)
Protection Status:
- Owned by the Kane County Forest preserve District
Management Problems:
- Oaks being shade pruned/overcrowded by elms and cherry
- Canada thistle problem in old field areas
- Reed canary grass a problem in sedge meadow portions
