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Nelson’s Ford contains an oak savanna and open grassland adjacent to the Kishwaukee River. A trail system runs through the Conservation Area.. Due to their extremely close proximity, the combined sites of Anderson Woods, Distillery and Nelson’s Ford Conservation areas total more than 540 acres.

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739 Distillery Road – Belvidere, IL 61008

540 acres. Combined with Anderson Bend & Distillery Conservation Area