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 Crabtree Nature Center Trail The Entrance is on Palatine Rd., one mile west of Barrington Rd., or one-half mile east of Algonquin Rd. (Route 62), Barrington. 3 Stover Road Barrington, IL 60010 (847) 381-6592 Download Map Before 1830, this land was clothed in forest, prairie and marsh, but after that date mankind brought much change to the countryside. Prairies were plowed to grow crops; timber cut for fuel and building material; marshes drained for farming or dredged to make lakes. Since its purchase in the mid-1960’s by the Forest Preserve District, Crabtree has been slowly returning to its natural state — through both the natural process of plant succession and Forest Preserve management.
A spacious exhibit building and several miles of self-guiding, educational trails enable you to enjoy the wildlife and native plants and to learn of the vital relationships in nature which allow all of us to survive on this earth of ours.
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Crabtree
is popular for birding. A total of 263 bird species have been
observed and at least 89 species have been recorded to breed on the
property. Numerous ducks and geese occur in spring and fall on
Crabtree Lake. Spring wildflowers carpet the forested areas, as do
summer and autumn blossoms in the meadows and prairies.