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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 ...
Busse Woods, the heart of the forest preserve, is a mature Great Lakes hardwood forest. A 440-acre (180 ha) segment of the woods, the Busse Forest Nature Preserve, is listed as a national natural landmark [2] as a surviving fragment of flatwoods, a type of damp-ground forest formerly typical of extremely level patches of ground in the Great Lakes region.
Northern bank of the Ohio River midway between Elizabethtown and Rosiclare [6 37°26′04″N 88°19′39″W / 37.43444°N 88.32750°W / 37.43444; -88.32750 ( Orr-Herl Mound and Village
But in the void that was the news this week, Beautiful Illinois stayed endlessly positive about the undeniably gorgeous Prairie State. WATCH: A Seattle start-up is aiming to reduce head injuries ...
This list of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois, has 89 entries including Eads Bridge, which spans into Missouri and which the National Park Service credits to Missouri's National Historic Landmark list. Also added are two sites that were once National Historic Landmarks before having their designations removed.
August 15 marks 815 Day, otherwise known as Rockford Day. Area businesses are offering special discounts to help celebrate the day.
40 acres, operated by the Illinois Audubon Society Andresen Nature Center: Fulton: Whiteside: Northwest: information, operated by volunteers, open for city events and education programs, features displays of local wildlife, insects, and flora found along the local watershed of the upper Mississippi River Anita Purves Nature Center: Urbana ...
The northern lights are expected to be most visible in Illinois on Thursday, Oct. 10, into Friday, Oct. 11. How to view the northern lights The best time, of course, is after sundown.