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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is the code department [1] [2] of the Illinois state government that operates the state parks and state recreation areas, enforces the fishing and game laws of Illinois, regulates Illinois coal mines and other extractive industries, operates the Illinois State Museum system, and oversees scientific research into the soil, water, and mineral ...
These agencies are typically within each state's Executive Branch, and have the purpose of protecting a state's fish and wildlife resources. The exact duties of each agency vary by state, [ 2 ] but often include resource management and research, regulation setting, and enforcement of law related to fisheries and wildlife.
The petroglyphs are carved on a granite boulder located on a wooded hillside overlooking the eastern bank of the Illinois River. This section of the river lies in the central Illinois River Valley and is administered by the state of Illinois as the Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Anderson Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area: Fulton: 2,247 9.09 1947: Anderson Lake: Baldwin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area: Randolph: 2,018 8.17 ? Baldwin Lake: Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area: Fulton: 4,363 17.66 1980s [5] Illinois River: Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area: Alexander: 1,380 5.6 ? Carlyle Lake State Fish and ...
The Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Illinois River in Mason County northeast of Havana, Illinois. It is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as one of the four Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuges. The refuge consists of 4,388 acres (17.76 km 2) of Illinois River bottomland, nearly all of it wetland.
Pekin Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,181-acre area of protected habitat on the Illinois River adjacent to the city of Pekin, Illinois, within Tazewell County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) describes the protected area as a bottomland of sloughs, lakes, and low timbered ridges. [2]
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Mississippi River State Fish and Wildlife Area is an 24,386-acre (9,869 ha) protected area in Jersey and Calhoun Counties , Illinois. The park is maintained by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources .
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 ...