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Mollisol is a soil type which has deep, high organic matter, nutrient-enriched surface soil , typically between 60 and 80 cm (24-31 in) in depth. This fertile surface horizon, called a mollic epipedon, is the defining diagnostic feature of Mollisols.
Green River State Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,565 acres (1,038 ha) in Lee County, Illinois, United States. This wildlife restoration area was acquired by the State of Illinois in 1940, using funds from the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act. It is frequented by hunters, hikers, birders and other outdoor enthusiasts.
The steel plow invented by Illinois blacksmith John Deere in 1836 could cut through the thick, often sticky, prairie topsoil, and the discovery of underground aquifers of fresh water for ...
In Iowa, forest soils and alfisols formed on the paha, while prairie soils and mollisols formed on the surrounding landscape. [11] Most paha are still covered with trees or grazed while the surrounding landscape is in European-style agriculture.
The Des Plaines River and Kankakee River converge near here to form the Illinois River. Until heavily exploited for its natural resources during the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Goose Lake area was a stable wetland, with swathes of prairie grass surrounding the shallow Goose Lake. The region is in the Central forest-grasslands transition ...
The second sub-ecoregion is the Central USA Plains, an area of 253,665 square kilometres (97,941 sq mi), that has a landform of smooth plains. The majority of this region’s surface material is moraine with some lacustrine, and the soil consists of calcium enriched prairie soils and forest soils on moraine.
The Gensburg-Markham Prairie, also known as Markham Prairie, is a 105.6-acre (427,000 m 2) high-quality tallgrass prairie located in Markham in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is part of the larger Indian Boundary Prairies managed by Northeastern Illinois University and The Nature Conservancy .
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