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ILS003
HIDDEN SHELTER CANYON
- Location:
- T34N, R4E, Sec. 3
Size: 40 acres
- Natural Resources
- Communities:
- Sandstone Cliff (B)
- Dry Mesic Woodland (B)
- Mesic Upland Forest (B)
- Neutral Seep (C)
- Wet Mesic Floodplain Forest (C)
- Rare Plants:
- none
- Rare Animals:
- none
Other Significant Features:
- Moist (seepage) sandstone canyon
- Adjacent to historically significant Blackhawk War site and Indian mounds
Protection Status:
Management Problems:
- Garlic mustard
- Moneywort
- Exotic brush invasion of woodlands
- Reed canary grass invasion of seeps
