Jun. 19, 2008
Nachusa Grasslands - Franklin Grove, IL
The Nature Conservancy
Nachusa Grasslands Preserve
8772 S. Lowden Road
Franklin Grove, Illinois 61031
Phone: (815) 456-2340
Fax: (815) 456-2342
Nachusa Grasslands is one of the Conservancy's greatest on-going success stories. And it owes much of its success to the volunteer stewards who donate thousands of hours every year to help manage the preserve, one of Illinois' largest and last surviving prairie landscapes. They have worked tirelessly to transform this land into a unique mosaic of prairie, wetland and woodland.
Many uncommon or rare animals survive at Nachusa, such as Blanding’s turtles. Grassland birds — including grasshopper sparrows, dickcissels and Henslow’s sparrow — perch in the colorful prairie grasses, alongside one of the state’s largest populations of federally-threatened prairie bush clover. And one day, when this preserve is larger, bison may roam here again. In all, Nachusa is home to 600 native plant species and 180 species of birds.
More on their site at...
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/illinois/preserves/art1116.html
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