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  2. Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak Nature Preserve - Wikipedia

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    The Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak Nature Preserve, formerly called the Mason County State Wildlife Refuge and Recreation Area, is a 1,460 acre (591 ha) State Natural Area and Illinois Nature Preserve located in western Mason County, Illinois. The nearest town is Kilbourne, Illinois and the nearest numbered highway is Illinois Route 97. It contains ...

  3. List of protected areas of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Forest Preserve District of Cook County - 70,000 acres (280 km 2) DeKalb County Forest Preserve - 4,000 acres (16 km 2) Forest Preserve District of DuPage County - 26,000 acres (110 km 2) Forest Preserve District of Kane County - 20,000 acres (81 km 2) Forest Preserves of the Kankakee River Valley - 465 acres (1.88 km 2)

  4. Fortnum & Mason - Wikipedia

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    Fortnum & Mason plc (colloquially often shortened to just Fortnum's) is an upmarket department store in London, England. The main store is located at 181 Piccadilly in the St James's area of London, where it was established in 1707 by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason.

  5. Revis Hill Prairie - Wikipedia

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    Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area, also known as Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve, is a 412.7-acre (167.0 ha) state park located six miles south of Easton in Mason County, Illinois. It is operated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) as a tallgrass prairie nature preserve and as a fish and wildlife area managed for deer ...

  6. List of nature centers in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    website, operated by Urbana Park District, exhibits on the natural history of Illinois, interactive and hands-on displays, live animals, located in Crystal Lake Park, adjacent to Busey Woods, a 59-acre forest preserve Army Trail Nature Center: Addison: DuPage: Chicago area

  7. Gensburg-Markham Prairie - Wikipedia

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    The prairie was listed as an Illinois Nature Preserve in September 1980. [1] [2] More than 100 acres (0.40 km 2) of tallgrass prairie within the larger grassland are now classified as high-quality tallgrass prairie. The grassland is owned by Northeastern Illinois University with a few small inholdings owned by the Nature Conservancy.

  8. Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area - Wikipedia

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    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. [1]

  9. List of National Natural Landmarks in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Illinois Beach Nature Preserve: 1980: Lake: State The site is a part of Illinois Beach State Park, and contains a wide range of savanna, prairie, wetland and beach ecosystems, as well as numerous endangered species. LaRue-Pine Hills Ecological Area: 1974