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IKE013
SILVER SPRINGS STATE PARK
- Location:
- T36N, R6E, Sec. 34, 35
- T35N, R6E, Sec. 2, 3, 4
Size: 1500 acres
- Natural Resources
- Communities:
- Wet Floodplain Forest (C)
- Mesic Upland Forest (B,C)
- Dolomite Cliff (C)
- Graminoid Fen (B,C)
- Forested Fen (B,C)
- Neutral Seep (B)
- Rare Plants:
- Juglans cinerea/Butternut (W-SC)
- Rare Animals:
- Nycticorax nycticorax/black-crowned nigh heron (E)
Other Significant Features:
- Wintering bald eagles and summer foraging ospreys
- 30-acre prairie restoration
Protection Status:
- All protected by IDNR as state park
Management Problems:
- Brush invasion
- Garlic mustard
- Moneywort and reed canary grass in floodplain forest
- Soil erosion from agricultural use
- Trampling and erosion near trails
Rough-leaved dogwood
