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IMC014
COTTON CREEK MARSH
Location:
Nunda Township (T44N,R9E) Sections 19,20,29,30
Size:
350 acres
Natural Resources
Communities:
Basin marsh (A, B, C)
Sedge meadow (B,C)
Graminoid fen (C)
Loamy, wet prairie (C)
Streamside marsh (B, C)
Rare Plants:
Carex utriculata/Sedge (E)
Rorippa islandica hispida/Hairy marsh cress (E)
Galium labradoricum/Bog bedstraw (T)
Rare Animals:
Grus canadensis/Sandhill crane (E)
Rallus limicola/Virginia rail (W-SU)
Other Significant Features:
none
Protection Status:
Part protected by MCCD (247 acre dedicated nature preserve)
Part unofficially protected as Island Lake Village property
Part unprotected
Management Problems:
Brush encroachment
Purple loosestrife
Siltation (from man-made ponds)
Run-off (from developments) water level alteration (Fox River dams)
Incompatible uses by adjacent private landowners (e.g. dumping, yard waste, pond digging)
Narrow-leaved cattail expansion; common reed
Sediment influx and carp invasion from Fox River
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