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The forest is a natural system that can supply different products and services. Forests supply water, mitigate climate change, provide habitats for wildlife including many pollinators which are essential for sustainable food production, provide timber and fuelwood, serve as a source of non-wood forest products including food and medicine, and contribute to rural livelihoods.
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 ...
Fishing and hunting are permitted, with 1,350 acres (550 ha) of huntable land and designated waterfowl blinds on the backwater of Goose Lake and the Illinois River channel. [ 6 ] [ 3 ] [ 7 ] Campsites for tents and trailers are available from April to September, but may be inaccessible during periods of flooding. [ 8 ]
Pages in category "Individual trees in Illinois" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
The Sand Ridge State Forest largely dates back to 1939, when the state of Illinois purchased 5,504 acres (2,227 ha) of submarginal sandy farmland for conservation purposes and an experimental forest. [3] [6] The Civilian Conservation Corps planted pine trees on much of the land. [3] The former name was Mason State Forest.
The first book edition of Sylva Forestry literature is the books, journals and other publications about forestry. The first major works about forestry in the English language included Roger Taverner 's Booke of Survey (1565), John Manwood 's A Brefe Collection of the Lawes of the Forrest (1592) and John Evelyn 's Sylva (1662).
The City of Ames, DNR Fisheries, the Ames Anglers Club members, and Iowa State University students dropped nearly 50 cedar trees for a fish habitat at Ada Hayden Heritage Park's north lake on ...
There is evidence that the Fox River valley near Silver Springs was populated by indigenous people near the end of the last ice age, 10–14,000 years ago. [1] The original 1,250 acres (510 ha) tract of land that became Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area was purchased by the state of Illinois in 1969, and has been open since January of that year.