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Woodland Trail Guide Illinois River Watershed Sanctuary
At the Watershed Sanctuary, we have found almost 30 different species of trees! Discover the diversity of the Watershed Sanctuary by looking at the different leaf shapes, colors,
and bark texture of trees along the Woodland Trail. When you find the following trees, use a crayon or pencil to make a bark rubbing next to the leaf shape.
Common Name: White Oak Latin Name: Quercus alba
Common Name: Red Oak Latin Name: Quercus rubra Common Name: Eastern Redbud Latin Name: Cercis canadensis
Common Name: Sassafras Latin Name: Sassafras albidum
Common Name: Red Maple Latin Name: Acer rubrum
Common Name: Black Walnut Latin Name: Juglans nigra Common Name: Red Mulberry Latin Name: Morus rubra
Common Name: Black Oak Latin Name: Quercus velutina
Common Name: American Sycamore Latin Name: Platanus occidentalis
Common Name: Silver Maple Latin Name: Acer saccharinum
Common Name: Pignut Hickory Latin Name: Carya glabra Common Name: Bitternut Hickory Latin Name: Carya cordiformis Common Name: Box Elder Latin Name: Acer negunda
Common Name: American Elm Latin Name: Ulmus americana
Common Name: Black Cherry Latin Name: Prunus serotina
Historical Landmarks This old staircase at the beginning of the Woodland Trail used to lead up the hill to cabins, a restaurant, a swimming pool, and a skating rink. “Lake Keith Resort,” as this property was named in the 1950’s thru 1970’s, brought in tourists from all over the region for fishing, boating, recreation, and
leisure.
The water wheel at the mouth of the cave used to pump the cave’s spring water to the top of the south slope of the property, where a water
tower stood. The residents of Cave Springs got their municipal water supply directly from the cave from
the mid-‐1950’s until 1967.
The concrete raceways are remnants of the old
trout hatchery. The constant 54-‐degree temperature of the cave’s spring water provided a suitable location to raise trout. When the trout reached maturity, they would be released from the raceways into the lake for fishermen to catch.
On the exposed concrete dam, you may notice the raised lettering that says, “Loch Lono, Wilton Mortimer Bartlett, 1914.”
The earthen dam that first formed the lake broke in 1912, so Bartlett built this dam in 1914 and named the subsequent body of water “Loch Lono” after his daughter, Lono
Bartlett.