Pingree Grove Forest Preserve | park, nature conservation park / area

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Part of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, There is over 300 acres of wetland in this complex. Pingree Grove is a magnificent marsh and woodland as part of the extensive headwaters of Tyler Creek. It contains rich fen edges, prairie and wooded shorelines, Bur Oak-covered islands and peninsulas, and isolated wetland pockets each with a different high quality plant community. It is home to Great Blue Herons and nesting Sand Hill Cranes, and a host of fine wetland birds, also a popular visiting spot for the endangered yellow-headed Blackbird and the American Bittern.
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Coordinates: 42°4'21"N 88°25'46"W

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