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IMC051
STERNE'S FEN
- Location:
- Nunda Township (T44N,R8E) Section 28
Size: 200 acres
- Natural Resources
- Communities:
- Graminoid fen (A,B,C)
- Calcareous seep (A)
- Basin marsh (C)
- Sedge meadow (C)
- Rare Plants:
- Scirpus cespitosus/Tufted bulrush (E)
- Triglochin maritima/Common bog arrow-grass (E)
- Utricularia intermedia/Flat-leaved bladderwort (E)
- Eleocharis rostellata/Beaked spike rush (T)
- Rhynchospora alba/White beak-rush (T)
- Rare Animals:
- none
Other Significant Features:
Protection Status:
- Protected by Crystal Lake Park District (part dedicated nature preserve)
Management Problems:
- Buckthorn invasion
- Water table alteration (past ditching and tiling)
- Cattail expansion
