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  2. Gensburg-Markham Prairie - Wikipedia

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    The Gensburg-Markham Prairie, also known as Markham Prairie, is a 105.6-acre (427,000 m 2) high-quality tallgrass prairie located in Markham in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is part of the larger Indian Boundary Prairies managed by Northeastern Illinois University and The Nature Conservancy .

  3. List of nature centers in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Chicago area: website, operated by City, 135 acres, earth-sheltered, passive-solar visitor center, includes hands-on exhibits, discovery niches and a natural history library, park includes Volkening Heritage Farm, an 1880s living history farm Volo Bog State Natural Area: Ingleside: Lake: Chicago area

  4. Forest Preserve District of Cook County - Wikipedia

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    Forest preserves serve a different purpose than urban parks and are typically maintained for the conservation and restoration of habitat.Forest preserves may contain nature centers and other facilities, picnic groves, and hiking, biking, and equestrian trails, but, apart from public golf courses, do not typically contain land set aside for other sports activities.

  5. William W. Powers State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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    William W. Powers State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on 580 acres (230 ha) in the Hegewisch community area of the City of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. [1]

  6. List of protected areas of Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Area (acres) Area (km 2) Estab-lished Bodies of water Image Remarks Cache River State Natural Area: Johnson: 14,314 57.93 1970: Cache River: Franklin Creek State Natural Area: Lee: 882 3.57 1982: Franklin Creek: Fults Hill Prairie State Natural Area: Monroe: 997 4.03 1970: Kidd Lake: Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area: Grundy: 2,537 10.27 1969

  7. Center for Neighborhood Technology - Wikipedia

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    CNT's work with natural resources is concentrated on making the most of natural resources, and using them in a sustainable way. Areas of focus include developing tools to map and analyze the values of green infrastructure, researching and demonstrating stormwater management practices, and promoting changes in local, regional and national policy.

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  9. List of ecoregions in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Illinois' ecology is in a land area of 56,400 square miles (146,000 km 2); the state is 385 miles (620 km) long and 218 miles (351 km) wide and is located between latitude: 36.9540° to 42.4951° N, and longitude: 87.3840° to 91.4244° W, [1] with primarily a humid continental climate.

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