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 Burlington Prairie lies in the northwest corner of Burlington Township. It is one of those very rare parcels of land that through a series of fortunate land use events, remains as totally undisturbed prairie. It is an isolated bit of raised, sandy alluvial soil separated from the west, north and east by a wetland moat, and from the rest of the parent farm on the south by a 20 foot high railroad embankment.
There are over 215 native species resident here in this 35 acre prairie and wetland, which is now a dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve. Here is the delightful State Endangered White Lady Slipper Orchid and also the diminutive and fascinating Carex crawei, along with a host of other rare butterflies and plants.
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