Burnham Prairie Nature Preserve

Cook County

Location and Access:

One mile south of the city of Chicago, and approximately one mile west of the Indiana state line, in the village of Burnham.

Description:

Burnham Prairie, located in the Chicago Lake Plain Section of the Northeastern Morainal Natural Division, is recognized for its dry-mesic prairie, wet-mesic prairie, wet prairie, and savanna communities.

Ownership: Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Dedicated: 3/3/2003

Size:   78.52 acres, with no buffer

Topo Map:  Lake Calumet

For further information contact: Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Conservation Department

536 North Harlem Avenue

River Forest, IL 60305

(708) 771-1330