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Illinois also contains sites designated as internationally important protected areas. These multiple levels of protection contribute to a statewide network of numerous recreation opportunities and conservation schemes, sometimes in a small area. For example, DeKalb County contains a 1,000-acre (4.0 km 2) forest preserve system [citation needed ...
Protected areas of Pope County, Illinois (1 C, 10 P) Protected areas of Pulaski County, Illinois (3 P) Protected areas of Putnam County, Illinois (2 P) R.
This category includes articles on protected areas within the U.S. state of Illinois. This includes federal, state, local and privately controlled/owned areas. This includes federal, state, local and privately controlled/owned areas.
Illinois Nature Preserve sign at Nachusa Grasslands. The Illinois Nature Preserves Commission (INPC) is a state organization, established by the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act, to identify, protect, steward, and defend high quality natural areas in the state of Illinois. [1] [2] Its mission is: [1]
Beall Woods State Park is an Illinois state park on 635 acres (257 ha) bordering the Wabash River and Keensburg in Wabash County, Illinois in the United States.329 acres (133 ha) of the state park is an old-growth forest designated as a protected Natural Area by the state of Illinois.
The Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Species is reviewed about every five years by the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board (ESPB). [1] To date it has evaluated only plants and animals of the US state of Illinois, not fungi, algae, or other forms of life; species that occur in Illinois which are listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. federal government under the ...
The Iroquois County State Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park that occupies 2,480 acres (1,004 ha) in northeastern Iroquois County, near the border with Indiana. The nearest municipality is Beaverville, Illinois , and the nearest exit on a limited-access highway is Exit 302 on Interstate 57 ( Chebanse, Illinois ).
Parks in Cook County, Illinois (2 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Protected areas of Cook County, Illinois" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.