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IKE015
YORKVILLE PRAIRIE
- Location:
- T37N R07E, Sec 23, 24
Size: 37 acres
- Natural Resources
- Communities:
- Loamy Wet-Mesic Prairie (A,B,C)
- Loamy Wet-Mesic Shrubland (B,C)
- Sedge Meadow (B,C)
- Rare Plants:
- none
- Rare Animals:
- none
Other Significant Features:
- Mesic prairie plant growing in standing water is unusual feature
Protection Status:
- The natural area northwest of the railroad tracks is owned by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- 4.67 acres of the state-owned property is dedicated as an Illinois Nature Preserve
- The railroad right-of-way and south are in private ownership and are designated as Natural Heritage Landmarks
Management Problems:
- The state land continues to be burned and managed
- Plans to include more of the private land in the managed area is underway
- Woody invasion is a primary concern
- Resprouts abundant in 1995
- Cattails well established in 1988
