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Springdale Cemetery Savanna a Peoria Wilds ecological restoration site

In the heart of Springdale Cemetery, one of central Illinois' largest and most historic cemeteries, there is a small remnant of native tallgrass oak savanna.  This increasingly rare ecological community once dominated the bluffs overlooking the Illinois River in the Peoria area.  A dedicated group of volunteers is restoring this degraded savanna, work that involves cutting woody brush, seed collecting and sowing,  educating, and periodic prescribed burning.

Springdale Cemetery Savanna Workday Schedule - how to volunteer History of Springdale Savanna Species list at Springdale Savanna Savanna Photos Volunteers at work Ecological Restoration Tallgrass prairie and savanna resources Peoria Wilds, not-for-profit Peoria Wilds Resource Rich Area Information from the CTAP study Springdale Cemetery Links How to get to Springdale Cemetery Springdale Cemetery information Peoria area links

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Springdale Savanna is monitored as part of the PrairieWatch program of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.