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Photo Galleries

Menard County Spring 2020

Rattlesnake Fern (Botrychium virginianum)
Sangamon River from bridge along Sangamon Valley Trail
Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii)
Red trillium (Trillium erectum)
Wild ginger (Asarum canadense) and Red trillium (Trillium erectum)
White trout lily (Erythronium albidum)
Celandine wood poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) and common blue violet
Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
Pussy willow (Salix sps)
Upland chorus frog (Pseudacris feriarum) egg mass
Southern leopard frog (Rana sphenocephalus)
White trout lily (Erythronium albidum)
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) under stately white oak tree
Sangamon River in Petersburg
Daffodils

Leaves of Three

Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
Poison ivy fall (Toxicodendron radicans)
Hoptree (Ptelea trifoliata)
Hoptree seeds (Ptelea trifoliata)
Boxelder (Acer negundo)
Black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)
Black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis)
Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia)
Bladdernut pods (Staphylea trifolia)
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Aromatic sumac (Rhus aromatica)

Sangamon Valley Trail

Cantrall entrance to trail
Much of Sangamon Valley Trail is tree-lined
Bridge over Sangamon River
Sangamon River -- high water at end of April 2020
Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii)
Groundhog--mom and baby
Butterweed
Spiderwort (Tradescantia)

New Salem Trails

Blackhaw viburnum bloom
Blackhaw viburnum
Sangamon River
Sangamon River
Invasive bush honeysuckle desert

Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area

Hiking northeast of Drake Lake
Locust
Foxglove Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis)
Hiking northeast of Drake Lake
Tadpoles
High cut bank and lar
Prairie Lake
Prairies Lake
Prairie Lake
Prairie Lake
Prairie Lake
Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)

Menard County Trails & Greenways

We are a not-for-profit dedicated to promoting the development and use of a network of land and water trails that connect people to natural and cultural resources, encourages recreation, and advances the conservation of the county’s unique natural and cultural heritage for the benefit of all.

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