Hetzler Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve

Bureau County

Location and Access:

Proceed east from LaMoille on Illinois Route 92/34 for 1.5 miles. Turn north on a county road and travel north for approximately one mile. The preserve lies on the east side of the road.

Description:

This pioneer prairie is dominated by big bluestem, little bluestem and Indian grass. Prairie forbs include sky-blue aster, leadplant, wild bergamot and purple prairie clover. This mesic prairie is in the Grand Prairie Section of the Grand Prairie Natural Division.

Ownership: Greenfield Cemetery Association

Dedicated: March 1988

Size: 1 acre

Topo Map: Mendota West 7.5

For Further Information Contact: Frederick L. Faber, President of Greenfield Cemetery Association, R.R. 1, LaMoille, IL 61330; Bureau County Soil and Water Conservation District, R.R. 1, Princeton, IL 61356 (815/879-5251)

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