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Plants of the Illinois Dunesland
By Dr. Elizabeth T. Lunn

Illinois Dunesland Preservation Society’s Acclaimed Authoritative Work

Dr. Elizabeth Teter Lunn’s book is considered to be a primer on the plants of this ecosystem. She did her undergraduate work at Wellesley College and graduate work at Northwestern University. As a professor at Lake Forest College, she took her own biology classes to the dunes area during studies of ecological succession.

The Dunes of the northeast corner of Lake County are the focus of this color-illustrated guide. Now known as Illinois Beach State Park, this area holds a rich diversity of native plants and the author describes about a quarter of the plants of the region. While primarily compiled as a guide to the Dunes, formerly known as “Waukegan Flats,” it is also useful in nearby Wisconsin, in the Michigan and Indiana dunes, and in other areas of the Midwest.

Beginning with flowers grouped by color, the guide also includes grasses, sedges and rushes. Dr. Lunn identified approximately 660 plants in the Nature Preserve at Illinois Beach State Park during the wildflower walks she led at Illinois Beach for many years. Each entry includes a color photograph, and the plant’s habitat, time of flowering and structure. Glossary, bibliography and index to common and scientific names are also provided. She wrote this guidebook to assure an appreciation of this beautiful ecosystem for future generations.

References:
http://www.botany.org/Resources/Illinois.php

Plants of the Illinois Dunesland - by Dr. Elizabeth T. Lunn
Copyright 1982, Illinois Dunesland Preservation Society, All Rights Reserved.
ISBN: 999453985X

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Photo Credits

Photography Acknowledgement

The beautiful photographs on Dunesland’s web site have been donated by several camera enthusiasts. We greatly appreciate the fact that they have shared their artistry.

Please respect intellectual copyright laws by supporting the work of these dedicated photographers. Three of the photographers who have shared their work are professional or semi-professional; you will find their artistic photos available for purchase on their web sites.

Many of the photographs on our site were taken by Ellen Powell, a Dunesland board member. Her parents, June and George Holland, were early members of Illinois Dunesland Preservation Society and were long-time friends of Jean and Leonard Yntema, founding members who are described on our History page. Ellen and her family have spent a lifetime enjoying and protecting the beauty of our park. Unless otherwise noted, the photographs were taken by Ellen Powell; you can feel her lifetime love of the park through her creative lens.

Other Photo Credits:

Karen Jump:
Top Photo: Summer at the North Beach (alternating)
Top Photo Events: Sand Pond

Michael Kardas at Kardas Photography
History: Top photo
Biodiversity: Early Wild Rose
Archives: Top Photos
Store: Top Photo
Contact Us: Top Photo

Ray Mathis at Natures’ Masterpieces The photos we have permission to use are located in galleries Five and Seven.
Home Page: Top Photo of Winter Ice on Lake Michigan (alternating)
History: Winter Scene
Contact Us: Winter Scene

Len Messineo at Len’s Nature Photos
Home: Top Photo - Dunes at Dawn (alternating)
             Everglades photos illustrating his September presentation at our meeting
History: Tree Swallows, Wood Lily
Events: Wood Stork
Biodiversity: Coneflowers, Queen Anne’s Lace, Killdeer, Fringed Gentian

Kosta Trimovski - Pitsaman:
Home: Illinois Beach Tree
Events: Late Summer Sunflowers

Music Credits

Music Acknowledgement
We greatly appreciate the beautiful music of Hans Albert Streich, New Wave World Radio, which was written especially for Dunesland.