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Newark is located in southwestern Kendall County. Illinois Route 71 passes through the village, leading northeast 10 miles (16 km) to Yorkville, the county seat, and southwest 20 miles (32 km) to Ottawa. According to the 2010 census, Newark has a total area of 1.12 square miles (2.90 km 2), all land. [5]
A few forest trails, as well as fields and forests, are contiguous with those of Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area, Maryland. The Big Elk Creek Section has a free parking area off of Strickersville Road (east of Augustin Lane—latitude 39.730962, longitude -75.835785). The sign at this parking area reads thus:
Hawthorne Hill Nature Center: Elgin: Kane: Chicago area: website, 67 acres, operated by the City Heller Nature Center: Highland Park: Lake: Chicago area: website, operated by the City, 97 acre preserve with 3 miles of trails Hidden Oaks Nature Center: Bolingbrook: Will: Chicago area
A bull elk was captured on a trail camera Oct. 16 near Wisconsin Dells in Sauk County. The animal has since been observed in Adams County, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
White Clay Creek State Park offers 37 miles (60 km) of nature and fitness trails which are open to hiking and mountain biking 365 days a year with access at a number of seasonal day-use fee parking lots. Fee season is in effect March 1 - November 30. Fees are $4 for in-state vehicle or $8 for out of state vehicles.
The Illinois Land Conservation Act (Public Law 104-106) created the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, designated the transfer of 19,165 acres (7,756 ha) of land in Illinois from the U.S. Army to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service. The Illinois Land Conservation Act mandates that Midewin be managed to meet four primary objectives:
The Forest Preserve District owns 22 sites containing high-quality conservation resources that have been designated as Illinois Nature Preserves ensuring increased management and protection. [12] The District's oldest nature center is in a preserved rural one-room schoolhouse built in 1886 and is located in the Palos Division. [13]
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