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IL 2. Goose Lake Prairie and Marsh. Acreage. Over 200. 



Location: Grundy County; Coal City Quadrangle; lies about 4 miles W of 

 Lorenzo; 0. 1 5 mile N of Lorenzo Road. 



Description: This wetland is a portion of the prairie tract of about 2000 acres. A 

 sanctuary for waterfowl, including the large Canada Goose. Muskrats also use 

 the area. It contains typical marsh vegetation. Northward from the marsh lies a 

 wet, a mesic, and an upland prairie. 



Encroachments: Threatened by an industrial park. 



Ownership: Presently privately owned, but is to be purchased by state of Il- 

 linois. 



Data source: Dr. Robert A. Evers, Illinois Natural History Survey, Urbana, 111. 

 61801. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Dr. Charles Olmsted, Department of Botany, 

 University of Chicago, Chicago, 111. Dr. Robert Betz, Northeastern Illinois State 

 College, Chicago, 111. 60600. 



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