Prairies dominate the remainder of this loop. The McCune Sand Prairie sits on super-porous glacial moraine soils, resulting in a unique assemblage of dry-country grasses, wildflowers and small trees, including a number of species more common to regions much further west. Visit the Hennepin & Hopper Lakes Restoration Project to view how the Illinois River floodplain is being reclaimed and restored.
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>12087 Illinois Hwy 71, Granville, IL 61326
Just outside of Granville, Illinois in the little community of Mark, Denise and Keith Boggio operate Boggio's Little Mountain...Read Details
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GPS: 41.25701, -89.23881
Site Access: free
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Phone: 815-339-2245
Area: PRINCETON
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>8175 Log Cabin Hill Road, Putnam, IL 61560
Located on a high bluff overlooking the Illinois River Valley, Condit's ranch offers numerous outdoor recreational experience...Read Details
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GPS: 41.21407, -89.41250
Site Access: fee; call ahead, gps: ranch/campground
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Phone: 815-437-2226
Area: PRINCETON
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>1001 W. 4th Street PO Box 52, DePue, IL 61322
The Donnelley/DePue State Fish and Wildlife Areas complex, home to a $1 million State Duck Stamp Project, is managed primaril...Read Details
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GPS: 41.32370, -89.31647
Site Access: free
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Phone: 815-447-2353
Area: Princeton
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>16006 875 East Street, Sheffield, IL 61361
The Hennepin Canal was originally conceived in 1890 as part of an overall plan to connect the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexi...Read Details
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GPS: 41.37322, -89.68957
Site Access: free; fee
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Phone: 815-454-2328
Area: Princeton
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>22937 1140 N Ave, Princeton, IL 61356
Established in 1987, Hornbaker Gardens originated as a wholesale nursery owned and operated by Rich and Kathy Hornbaker. Howe...Read Details
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GPS: 41.31122, -89.42065
Site Access: free; 8am-5pm
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Phone: 815-659-3282
Area: Princeton
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>RR 2, Box 133, Toulon, IL 61483
Nestled in Stark County, Indian Creek Vineyard sits on acreage owned by the Sams family since 1841. Recently, Fred Sams conve...Read Details
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GPS: 41.11588, -89.87341
Site Access: free; fee
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Phone: 309-286-5302
Area: Princeton
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>9662 TR50 East, Lafayette, IL 61449
As Central Illinois' first nursery, LaFayette Home Nursery is a family owned business which opened its doors in 1887. Native...Read Details
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GPS: 41.11305, -89.97417
Site Access: free
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Phone: 309-995-3311
Area: PRINCETON
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>16006-875 East Street, Sheffield, IL 61361
Approaching 900 acres in size, Mautino State Fish & Wildlife Area is comprised of a restored strip mine which has attracted a...Read Details
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GPS: 41.32332, -89.71890
Site Access: free
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Phone: 815-454-2328
Area: Princeton
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>150 East Road, Mineral, IL 61356
This 200-acre rare prairie type was donated to the Natural Resources Conservation Service Bureau County District by Mr. and M...Read Details
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GPS: 41.45456, -89.82918
Site Access: free
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Phone: 815-875-8732
Area: PRINCETON
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>Bureau/Putnam County Line, DePue, IL 61322
Dedicated in 1969, the 340-acre Miller-Anderson Nature Preserve contains a variety of natural communities, dominated by old-g...Read Details
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GPS: 41.23922, -89.40031
Site Access: free
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Area: Princeton
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>19183 Plow Creek, Unit 10, Tiskilwa, IL 61368
Plow Creek Farm is affiliated with the Mennonite Church USA, and specializes in producing nutritious fruits, vegetables, and ...Read Details
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GPS: 41.28964, -89.49093
Site Access: free; june-oct; call ahead
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Phone: 815-646-4862
Area: Princeton
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>RR 1, Box 127, Hennepin, IL 61327
Created by a 1966 county referendum under provisions of the Conservation District Act of 1963, the 950+-acre Putnam Country C...Read Details
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GPS: 41.16879, -89.28734
Site Access: free; fee
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Phone: 815-882-2319
Area: PRINCETON
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>Hennepin Farms Road and Route 26, Hennepin, IL 60604
The historic - but now rare - Illinois landscape of backwater lakes, wetlands, prairies, fens, and seeps now flourishes on fo...Read Details
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GPS: 41.21619, -89.32144
Site Access: free; dawn-dusk
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Phone: 312-922-0777
Area: Princeton
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>41-1835 North Avenue, Princeton, IL 61356
Warnecke Woods is a 33.5-acre botanical gem that was donated to the Bureau County Natural Resources Conservation Service Dist...Read Details
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GPS: 41.41130, -89.48086
Site Access: free
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Phone: 815-875-8732
Area: Princeton
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>CR 1300N with CR 10/CR 100E., Princeton, IL 61356
Bureau County's Witness Tree is a 250-year-old bur oak which has served as a landmark and meeting site for at least 200 years...Read Details
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GPS: 41.33507, -89.81862
Site Access: free
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Phone: 815-875-8732
Area: Princeton
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of the Mississippi River. The associated natural habitats are mostly open grassland types, dotted with closed-canopy woodlands such as those at Warnecke Woods, Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, Miller-Anderson Woods Nature Preserve, and Condit's Ranch Campgrounds.
