NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Sustain our Great Lakes Program
Project Title: Sustaining Ecological Integrity for Threatened Species Through Invasive Tree and Shrub Control (IL)
Organization:
Lake County Forest Preserve District
Project ID:
0501.23.079241
Description:

Restore 67 acres of wet prairie, and sustain and enhance habitat for several state-listed threatened and endangered plant species across 164 acres of sedge meadow and oak savanna and woodland habitats. The project will manage aggressive and advancing invasive woody plants that are overwhelming habitat by using efficient methodologies, including cutting, removal, and stump herbicide treatments.

Award Amount:
$200000.00
Location:
Lyons Woods Forest Preserve, Illinois