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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge is a 43,890 acre (180 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge primarily in southwestern Williamson County, but with small extensions into adjacent eastern Jackson and northeastern Union counties of southern Illinois, in the United States. Its land and water contain a wide diversity of flora and fauna.
In 1965, the Illinois General Assembly named the area after William W. Powers. [1] Powers had been a Chicago alderman on the Chicago City Council and Illinois General Assembly legislator in the 1920s, and used the site for picnics to feed the needy during the Great Depression. [3] The park also has a military history.
The Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 974-acre (394 ha) conservation area located in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is located south of Lincoln, Illinois . Founded in 1971 as Railsplitter State Park , it was renamed in 1995 in honor of Edward R. Madigan , a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the town of ...
Here are the 12 most visited state parks in Illinois from 2023. 12. Sangchris Lake State Park - 796,000 visitors ... This 4,160-acre park extends along the shores of Lake Michigan in northern ...
The Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,140-acre (460 ha) state park located near Griggsville in Pike County, Illinois. It borders on the Illinois River and is primarily made of steeply sloped bluffland that is part of the river's valley.
State parks are owned by the state and generally administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. [3] Specifically, “State Park” refers to sites “exhibiting exceptional scenic and natural features and terrain” and that “offer a wide range of recreational opportunities for the public to enjoy”. [4]
Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area is a 2,537-acre (1,027 ha) state park in Illinois. More than half of the state park is a tallgrass prairie maintained as an Illinois Nature Preserve . It is located in Grundy County near the town of Morris approximately 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Chicago .
Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area (commonly abbreviated as Woodford SFWA) is an Illinois state park on 2,900 acres (1,200 ha) of area Woodford County, Illinois, United States. Most of this protected area is over the Goose Lake and Upper Peoria Lake sections of the Illinois River .