Yorkville Prairie Nature Preserve

Kendall County

Location and Access:

Four miles northeast of Yorkville along the Burlington Northern Railroad.

Description:

Wet-mesic prairie of the Grand Prairie Section of the Grand Prairie Natural Division

Ownership: Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Dedicated: August 1995

Size: 4.67 acres

Topo Map: Yorkville 7.5

For Further Information Contact: Site Superintendent, Silver Springs State Park, 13609 Fox Rd., Yorkville IL 60560 (630/553-1372) or Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Biologist, Silver Springs State Park, 13608 Fox Rd., Yorkville IL 60560 (630/553-1372)

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