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                                                                                        Big Blue Stem grasses against a bur oak tree at Garfield Farm.                                                 Fen on Mill Creek

Mill Creek Prairie at Garfield Farm

Sixteen acres of the 26 acre Mill Creek Prairie and Sedge Meadow were never plowed though grazed and cut for prairie hay. It is described in 1840 family records as 80 rods west of the house constantly flowing with water. Ditching tile on neighboring land later reduced visible surface water creating a scoured out creek channel. It is part of the upper Mill Creek watershed the drains in to the Fox River. In 1998, the museum completed raising $180,000 for its acquisition and perpetual care.  Over 1000 households from 20 states contributed to this fund..

Listing of prairie and other native species at Garfield Farm.

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Last revision: 4/12/2013