Posts Tagged ‘Illinois Department of Natural Resources’
Effort to save vanishing prairie
HeartLands Conservancy, a nonprofit that works for clean water, access to the outdoors, healthy ecosystems and resilient communities in southwestern Illinois, recently stepped up to save a vanishing hill prairie…
Read MoreGrand American staying in Sparta
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Amateur Trapshooting Association have signed a contract extension that clears the way for the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta to host…
Read MoreLocal land buy for Audubon Society
The Illinois Audubon Society announced the purchase of 44.5 acres in Monroe County to protect the groundwater recharge basin which drains into the Fogelpole Cave Nature Preserve off G Road…
Read MoreNew law protects shooting complex
New legislation signed into law recently allows the state to explore entering into an agreement with a private company to run the World Shooting and Recreational Complex near Sparta. The…
Read MoreBear sighting in Randolph County
On Saturday at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a possible bear sighting (pictured) approximately two miles south of Evansville. After further investigation, police determined…
Read MoreIllinois Caverns now open
Illinois Caverns is open again for the season. Located at 4369 G Road near Burksville, Illinois Caverns contains an array of cave formations including stalactites, stalagmites, rimstone dams, flowstone and…
Read MoreColumbia park project revived
A park project in Columbia delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic is back on track. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced last Wednesday that Columbia was awarded a $600,000…
Read MoreChasing the wind?
Gov. JB Pritzker signed HB 4412 into law Friday, potentially bringing wind energy back into play for Monroe County. The bill standardizes the site selection and permit process for commercial…
Read MoreIDNR monitors local waters for avian flu
At least 300 waterbirds, primarily snow geese, have died of suspected avian influenza at public hunting areas throughout Southern Illinois, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has confirmed. Deceased wild…
Read MoreSplash pad drying up?
It was recently revealed that the Waterloo Park District is currently $500,000 short in funds required to build the long-awaited splash pad. This shortage, as well as other matters pertaining…
Read More50th Anniversary of Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve Celebration
Join the Friends of the Illinois Nature Preserve, the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources at the Fults Hill Prairie Nature Preserve 50th Anniversary Celebration…
Read MoreIllinois Caverns reopens
For the first time in more than a decade, Illinois Caverns State Natural Area south of Waterloo was open to visitors last Wednesday. Members of the Illinois Department of Natural…
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