Forest Glen Preserve
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Forest Glen Preserve is a 1800 acres (7.3 km²) nature preserve in McKendree Township
in Vermilion County, Illinois
. It is located about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Illinois State Route 1 between the towns of Westville
and Georgetown
. It was founded in 1968 and serves as the headquarters for the Illinois Native Plant Society.
McKendree Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
McKendree Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 743. Forest Glen Preserve is located in this township.-History:...
in Vermilion County, Illinois
Vermilion County, Illinois
Vermilion County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois, between the Indiana border and Champaign County. It was established in 1826 and was the 45th of Illinois' 102 counties...
. It is located about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Illinois State Route 1 between the towns of Westville
Westville, Illinois
Westville is a village in Georgetown Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the 'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 3,175 at the 2000 census, and 2,972 in 2009.-Geography:...
and Georgetown
Georgetown, Illinois
Georgetown is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the 'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 3,628 at the 2000 census, and 3,412 as of an estimate in 2009.-History:...
. It was founded in 1968 and serves as the headquarters for the Illinois Native Plant Society.