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Facts about (Cache River State Natural Area):
Overview of Cache River State Natural Area- Facts, Trivia,and Historical Information :
When storms pushed Norseman Lief Ericsson westward to the North American continent 1,000 years ago, many of the cypress trees of today's Cache River State Natural Area were just saplings. By the time Christopher Columbus landed in the Western Hemisphere 500 years later, they had grown into ancient trees that towered above even more ancient blackwater swamps.Cache River State Natural Area is situated in southernmost Illinois within a floodplain carved long ago by glacial floodwater of the Ohio Ri...More
Services, Activities, Amenities, Attractions in (Cache River State Natural Area):
The diversity of wildlife and wild places found in Cache River State Natural Area provides food, cover and water for an incredible number of plant and animal species, more than 100 of which have been listed as endangered or threatened by the State of Illinois.If swamps are the Cache Rivers signature natural community, then birds are its signature species. Observant birders can expect to see bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, great horned owls, barred owls, great blue herons, great egrets, little bl...More
Contact Information:
Address:930 Sunflower Lane Belknap, IL 62908
Phone No:618.634.9678
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