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Illinois is called the Prairie State. Most of the prairies have been destroyed. Only 0.1% of Illinois remains as prairie, mostly in natural preserves. Visiting one of the remaining prairies is a perfect weekend excursion -- educational and enjoyable.

	The Big Bluestem Adopted in August 31, 1989, this prairie grass is now Illinois' official state prairie grass. -- From State History Guide

	The Prairie Labyrinth in Harvard, IL A 110-foot Chartres design is mowed into the prairie. "A labyrinth is a complex and circuitous path leading from a beginning point to a center and back again." You can see pictures of other labyrinths in Illinois. -- From Concious Choice

	Prairies in Lake County Illinois Beach State Park, Zion Gavin Bog and Prairie, Ingleside Highmoor Park Nature Preserve, Highland Park Chicago Botanic Garden Prairie, Glencoe Hibernia Nature Preserve, Highland Park Skokie River Nature Preserve, Lake Forest Wetlands Research Project, Wadsworth -- From Lake County

	Prairies in Cook County Cap Sauers Holdings Nature Preserve, Hickory Hill Morton Grove Prairie Nature Preserve, Morton Grove Somme Prairie Grove, Northbrook Wolf Road Prairie, Westchester Shoe Factory / Poplar Creek Nature Preserve, Hoffman Estates Find more Cook County prairie sites at the Illinois Prairie Index. -- From Cook County

	Prairies in DuPage County Belmont Prairie, Downers Grove College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn FermiLab Prairie, Batavia Morton Arboretum's Schulenberg Prairie, Lisle Spring Brook Prairie, Naperville Swift Prairie, Addison West Chicago Prairie, West Chicago Waterfall Glen, near Argonne National Laboratory Also check out the Illinois Prairie Path, a 61-mile multi-use limestone trail 25 miles west of Chicago. -- From DuPage County

	Prairies in McHenry County Lyons Prairie and Marsh, McHenry and Lake counties Bystricky Prairie, (private preserve) Cary Sands Main Street Prairie, Cary Also check out the Prairie Sanctuaries in McHenry County for more listings, including small prairie gardens and private prairie preserves. -- From McHenry County

	Prairie Directories and Listings The Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois Illinois Prairie Index Illinois Nature Preserve Directory Fox River Watershed Biodiversity Inventory The Diversity of the Midwest Prairie

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