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The Macon County Conservation District (MCCD) is a public park authority, created in 1966, serving the metropolitan area of Decatur in the U.S. state of Illinois. The conservation district operates five conservation areas and six historic sites, as of 2022, throughout Macon County. [ 1 ]
Rock Springs Conservation Area is a 1,300 acre (5 km 2) park located 4 miles (6.5 km) southwest of Decatur, Illinois.Centering on the Rock Spring Nature Center, a small environmental-education museum and community center, it is the largest parcel of parkland, in terms of surface area, in Macon County.
Lake Decatur borders two of Decatur's largest parks, Faries Park and Nelson Park, as well as Scovill Zoo. The Decatur Park District was founded in 1924 to take advantage of the opportunities arising from the creation of the lake. Lake Decatur can be seen from U.S. Highway 36, which crosses the lake on a causeway bridge located on Decatur's ...
The Decatur Park District [9] resources include 2,000 acres of park land, an indoor sports center, [10] Decatur Airport, three golf courses, softball, soccer and tennis complexes, athletic fields, a community aquatic center, AZA-accredited zoo, and a banquet, food & beverage business. Decatur, at one time was dubbed "Park City U.S.A." because ...
May 9, 1985 (Merchant St. roughly bounded by North, Water, Wood, and Church Sts. Decatur: 2: Decatur Historic District: Decatur Historic District: November 7, 1976
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Scovill Zoo in Decatur, Illinois, is one of 210 zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums with 96 species spanning six continents and around 500 animals in residence. The zoo originally started out as a farm in 1967 when the Kiwanis Club donated money for its construction. Scovill Zoo has its own chapter of the AAZK or American ...
The state memorial, created in 1938 on the Whitley site, now serves as a park and picnic area for the greater Decatur, Illinois metropolitan area. The park contains mature second-growth bottomland timber, including black walnut trees; the Whitleys' pioneer cemetery; and the remains of the flour mill and dam on the Sangamon River. The park was ...