Bates Fen Nature Preserve

McHenry County

Location and Access: East of the Village of Oakwood Hills.

Description: Graminoid fen, sedge meadow and marsh of the Morainal Section of the Northeastern Morainal Natural Division

Ownership: McHenry County Conservation District

Dedicated: December 1994

Size: 177.9 acres

Topo Map: Barrington and Wauconda 7.5

For Further Information Contact: McHenry County Conservation District, 6512 Harts Rd., Ringwood IL 60072 (815/678-4431)

1/2009 - R. Heidorn