The DUNESLAND Heritage 

 of Illinois 



HERBERT H. ROSS 



THE northeastern corner of Illinois contains a number of natural 

 areas that are unlike the rest of the state but reminiscent of the 

 country to the north. Perhaps the best known of these areas are 

 the large lakes, such as Channel Lake and Fox Lake, which are 

 readily seen from well-traveled highways. The shore margins and 

 the marshes along these lakes contain a large number of plants and 

 animals not common in other parts of Illinois. Less well known but 

 of even greater interest to naturalists are two other kinds of areas. 

 One kind includes the tamarack bogs, of which the best example is 

 the Volo bog. The other kind includes the areas of sand deposits 

 along the west shore of Lake Michigan. Many of these areas have 



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Fig. 1. — Outline map of north- 

 eastern Illinois. The Dunesland area 

 is indicated by stippling. 



ILLINOIS 

 BEACH 

 •: STATE PARK 



/Michigan 



Waukegan 

 -■ North Chicago 



