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Saganashkee Slough is a 377 acres (153 ha), manmade riparian lake that forms part of the valley of the Cal-Sag Channel. [1] It is located in the Palos Forest Preserves of Cook County , Illinois , [ 1 ] on wetland that was drained but was later reverted to a lake starting in 1948-1949 by the construction of dams and levees. [ 3 ]
The Forest Preserve District of Cook County is a governmental commission in Cook County, Illinois, that owns and manages land containing forest, prairie, wetland, streams, and lakes. These land holdings are primarily managed as undeveloped natural areas and for outdoor recreation .
The site, which was designated January 3, 1952 as an affiliated area of the National Park Service, is owned and administered by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. Visitor access is via Harlem Avenue, just north of Interstate 55. The site contains the parking area, a memorial statue, interpretive signs, and trails.
The woods have been there since at least the 1700s as they featured on Jefferys Map of Buckinghamshire which was dated 1766–68. [6] In the 1950s the woodland was bought by the London County Council as part of the Britwell development. [6] In 1996 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Slough Borough Council. [1]
Cypress slough [5] (aka: sweet gum - oak floodplains in part; [6] swamp-cypress tupelo forest; [28] slough, oxbows, and cypress-tupelo swamps [13]): Recognized as a distinct ecosystem by some, regarded as a component found within the flats, floodplains, and baygall bogs by others, cypress sloughs with older bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) and ...
The South Slough Interpretive Center features exhibits and a film about the flora, fauna, and ecology of the South Slough Estuary and its cultural history. [2] Programs include bird watching, tidepool explorations, nature walks, lectures and films. Maps and brochures are available, and there is also a gift shop.
The Big Slough Wilderness is a 3,455-acre (1,398 ha) protected area in Davy Crockett National Forest in Houston County, Texas, United States. The area was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System in 1984 with the passage of the Texas Wilderness Act. It is the smallest wilderness in Texas.
The Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest is in the U.S. state of Florida.The 32,039-acre (130 km 2) forest is located in the southwestern part of the state, near Felda.The forest gets its name from the Muskogee and when translated may mean "small bad water" [1] or "boggy slaw."