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Rockford Park District Commissioner Jack Armstrong, a former Severson Dells Nature Center board member, said the Winnebago County Forest Preserve is neglecting a duty to fund nature education by ...
In 1961 Winnebago County Forest Preserve District traded 193-acre Rock Cut Forest Preserve (one of Rock Cut State Park’s original tracts) to the Illinois Department of Conservation in exchange ...
The arboretum was established in 1910 as Rockford Nursery by landscape architect William Lincoln Taylor, who planted many of the arboretum's trees. The Klehm family purchased the nursery in 1968 and maintained it until 1985, when they donated the property to the Winnebago County Forest Preserve District as an arboretum.
The Winnebago County Forest Preserve District describes Pecatonica Wetlands as a riverine land parcel of "flood-plain forest, oxbow pond marshes and upland forest." The Forest Preserve District has enhanced the land parcel with fishing access points, 8.0 miles (12.9 km) of hiking trails, picnic areas with 22 picnic tables, and a 200-seat ...
The Winnebago County Forest Preserve District owns and operates six preserve along the river in Winnebago County. The river is the chief attraction of the 1,048-acre (424 ha) Pecatonica Wetlands Forest Preserve and the 221-acre (89 ha) Crooked River Forest Preserve off U.S. Highway 20 near Pecatonica, Illinois.
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Pecatonica Wetlands is made up of 1048 acres of flood plain forest, oxbow pond marshes and upland forest along the Pecatonica River. The site features spring flora and birdlife. Site development is still in progress but when complete will include fishing access, hiking and equestrian trails, picnic areas and wildlife areas.
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