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ILA026
BEACH GROVE ROAD WETLAND
- Location:
- Antioch Twp. T46N, R10E, SecNW
Size: 27 acres
- Natural Resources
- Communities:
- Sedge meadow (B)
- Basin marsh (B)
- Rare Plants:
- none
- Rare Animals:
- none
Other Significant Features:
- Very nice sedge meadow community with emergent marsh in the center
- The marsh was heavily used by small birds
- Overall the site provides a good variety of habitat
- Sedge meadow dominated by prairie cord grass and sedges
- This site had very high species diversity and very low degree of disturbance is evident
Protection Status:
Management Problems:
- Threat of development on bordering uplands
