Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
USA /
Illinois /
Symerton /
World
/ USA
/ Illinois
/ Symerton
World / United States / Illinois
park, prairie
www.fs.usda.gov/midewin
Remaining part of the 23,543 acres formerly belonging to the Joliet Army Arsenal Plant (JAAP). Now the only federally managed tall grass prairie in the United States.
Remaining part of the 23,543 acres formerly belonging to the Joliet Army Arsenal Plant (JAAP). Now the only federally managed tall grass prairie in the United States.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midewin_National_Tallgrass_Prairie
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 41°21'54"N 88°4'5"W
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- Osage Prairie Conservation Area 671 km
- Clear Creek Conservation Area 673 km
- Konza Prairie Research Center 768 km
- Samuel H. Ordway, Jr. Memorial Preserve 1017 km
- Valentine National Wildlife Refuge 1056 km
- Lake Miccosukee 1250 km
- Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge 1423 km
- Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge 1493 km
- Zumwalt Prairie Preserve* 2373 km
- Wilton Township 7.5 km
- Manhattan Township 10 km
- Channahon Township 12 km
- Custer Township 14 km
- Rockville Township, Kankakee County, IL 16 km
- Peotone Township 18 km
- Green Garden Township 19 km
- Manteno Township, Kankakee County, Illinois 23 km
- Frankfort Township 24 km
- Grundy County, Illinois 31 km