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Facts about (Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area):
Overview of Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area- Facts, Trivia,and Historical Information :
Visitors to Sielbeck Forest are passing through bottomland hardwood forest and a forested swamp that mirrors the wilderness documented by public land surveyors back in 1807. This island of somber grey timber was once part of the Big Black Slough, a wetland-rich floodplain that in days gone by covered thousands of acres in Massac, Pope and Johnson counties in southern Illinois.Today, nearly all of this part of the Ohio River floodplain has been drained, cleared and tiled to feed a world hungry fo...More
Services, Activities, Amenities, Attractions in (Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area):
Hunting for species such as deer, squirrel, doves, rabbits, quail, ducks and turkey is allowed on the area. It is regulated through statewide hunting regulations. No site specific regulations are used at this site. No night hunting of any type is allowed.Two hunter sign in boxes are available at the area at the southernmost entrance parking lot and on the northwest corner parking lot on Upper Salem Road. Deer hunters can obtain a deer hunter's packet, which allows them to hunt both Mermet Lake S...More
Contact Information:
Address:c/o Mermet Lake State Fish Wildlife Area 1812 Grinnell Road Belknap, IL 62908
Phone No:618.524.5577
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