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Lake Forest: Lake: Chicago area: website, operated by the City, located at 670-acre Elawa Farm, includes nature center, live animals, wildlife sanctuary, museum, and biological station Wildwood Nature Center: Park Ridge: Cook: Chicago area: website, operated by Park Ridge Park District, 5 acres, live animals, nature exhibits Willowbrook ...
The Prairie Ridge State Natural Area is a 4,101-acre (1,660 ha) collaborative natural area managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.It is managed for the benefit of endangered, threatened, watch list, and area sensitive species associated with the tallgrass prairie habitat of south-central Illinois, especially the greater prairie chicken.
Natural Landmarks in Illinois range from 53 to 6,500 acres (21.4 to 2,630.5 ha; 0.1 to 10.2 sq mi) in size. Owners include private individuals or organizations, and several county, state and federal agencies. [2] The National Natural Landmarks Program is administered by the National Park Service, a branch of the Department of the Interior. The ...
The eventual founder of the Flathead Lake Biological Station set up camp along the banks of the Swan River. From there, he waded into Flathead Lake, climbed nearby mountains and traversed the woods.
As of 2008, Thompson Lake was a 2,000-acre (8.1 km 2) lake within the Project. This compares to the lake's original size of 1,800-acre (7.3 km 2) when it was a natural lake. The reborn lake and adjacent wetlands were attractive to waterbirds, with 17 separate species of ducks reported. [3]
Sep. 30—Diane Whited moved to the Flathead Valley for a one-year research position with the Flathead Lake Biological Station in 1999. Twenty-five years, she's celebrating over two decades of ...
Biological stations (also known as biological field stations) are research stations specializing in biology and ecology. Their size and purpose varies, [1] mainly regarding research, conservation and education. [2] They are located in all biomes, including aquatic ones. Students, other scientists and the public are the aim public of these sites.
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