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  2. Illinois Department of Natural Resources - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that operates the state parks and state recreation areas, enforces the fishing and game laws of Illinois, regulates Illinois coal mines and other extractive industries, operates the Illinois State Museum system, and oversees scientific research into the soil, water, and mineral ...

  3. William W. Powers State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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    dnr.illinois.gov /parks /park.williamwpowers.html William W. Powers State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on 580 acres (230 ha) in the Hegewisch community area of the City of Chicago in Cook County , Illinois , United States . [ 1 ]

  4. Devils Island Wildlife Management Area - Wikipedia

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    It is managed, coterminously with the Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area, by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources from a full-time office in nearby Jonesboro. [1] The park is made up of bottomland, hardwood forest lands, and agricultural fields. IDNR reports the practice of continuous habitat management on the site. [2]

  5. Illinois state parks - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois state park system began in 1908 with what is now Fort Massac State Park, in the U.S. state of Illinois, becoming the first park in a system encompassing over 60 parks and about the same number of recreational and wildlife areas.

  6. List of Illinois state agencies - Wikipedia

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    Office of the Illinois Attorney General; Office of the Illinois Auditor General; Office of the Illinois Comptroller; Office of the Illinois Governor; Office of the Illinois Lieutenant Governor; Office of the Illinois Secretary of State; Office of the Illinois State Appellate Defender; Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal; Office of the ...

  7. Moraine View State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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    The Moraine View State Recreation Area is a state park operated by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) of the U.S. state of Illinois. The 1,687 acre (6.7 km 2) recreation area is located near Le Roy, Illinois. The predecessor of Moraine View, the McLean County Conservation Area, traces its history to 1959.

  8. Volo Bog State Natural Area - Wikipedia

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    In 1970 with widespread local public support, the University of Illinois transferred the bog to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the state of Illinois began purchasing parcels of land surrounding the bog to create the current 1,150-acre (470 ha) park. Volo Bog was listed as a National Natural Landmark in 1973.

  9. Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area - Wikipedia

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    There is evidence that the Fox River valley near Silver Springs was populated by indigenous people near the end of the last ice age, 10–14,000 years ago. [1] The original 1,250 acres (510 ha) tract of land that became Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area was purchased by the state of Illinois in 1969, and has been open since January of that year.