Goodenow Grove
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Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve is a unit of the Forest Preserve District of Will County
located in Crete Township in Will County, Illinois
. The closest town is Crete, Illinois
. The preserve covers 898 acres (3.6 km²) and contains 4 miles (6.4 km) of trails and a man-made 40 feet (12.2 m) hill which is a sledding hill in the winter.
Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve contains mostly woods, but has some prairie. It is moderately hilly with one small pond. Plum Creek crosses the preserve. The nature preserve also contains the Plum Creek Nature Center. Additional amenities include primitive campsites, picnic shelters available for reservation, and an ice-skating pond when conditions allow.
In 1996, Goodenow Grove was dedicated as a State Nature Preserve for its diverse ecosystems, including forests, floodplain, seeps, savanna, prairies, meadows, and marshes. The nature preserve provides protection for the habitat of state-threatened or endangered species
, including the eastern massasauga rattlesnake, the spotted coral root orchid, and more.
Forest Preserve District of Will County
The Forest Preserve District of Will County was created by referendum on July 25, 1927, to preserve open spaces in Will County, Illinois, USA. The first land acquisition was in 1930. As of December 2010, the District owns or manages 21,916 acres of land...
located in Crete Township in Will County, Illinois
Will County, Illinois
As of the census of 2000, there were 502,266 people, 167,542 households, and 131,017 families residing in the county. The population density was 600 people per square mile . There were 175,524 housing units at an average density of 210 per square mile...
. The closest town is Crete, Illinois
Crete, Illinois
Crete is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,346 at the 2000 census. Originally named Wood's Corner, it was founded in 1836 by Vermonters Dyantha and Willard Wood.-Geography:Crete is located at ....
. The preserve covers 898 acres (3.6 km²) and contains 4 miles (6.4 km) of trails and a man-made 40 feet (12.2 m) hill which is a sledding hill in the winter.
Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve contains mostly woods, but has some prairie. It is moderately hilly with one small pond. Plum Creek crosses the preserve. The nature preserve also contains the Plum Creek Nature Center. Additional amenities include primitive campsites, picnic shelters available for reservation, and an ice-skating pond when conditions allow.
In 1996, Goodenow Grove was dedicated as a State Nature Preserve for its diverse ecosystems, including forests, floodplain, seeps, savanna, prairies, meadows, and marshes. The nature preserve provides protection for the habitat of state-threatened or endangered species
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
, including the eastern massasauga rattlesnake, the spotted coral root orchid, and more.