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Managing, conserving and protecting Illinois' natural, recreational and cultural resources, furthering the public's understanding and appreciation of those resources, and promoting the education, science and public safety of Illinois' natural resources for present and future generations.
22 Μαρ 2024 · LWCF grants are available to units of local government that are authorized by Illinois law to expend public funds for the acquisition and development of land for public outdoor park, recreation, or conservation purposes are eligible to apply for funding assistance.
Land and Water Reports outline the land acreage use and relative data for all DNR sites:
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, operates the Illinois State Museum system, and oversees scientific research into the soil ...
3 Μαΐ 2021 · The great tallgrass prairie once covered 22 million acres in Illinois. Within that large ecosystem, known today as the Grand Prairie Natural Division, were dry and wet grasslands, sedge meadows, prairie groves with trees, sand savannas, wetlands and other natural communities.
Lands enrolled in the nature preserve system are protected in perpetuity and receive a property tax reduction to $1 per acre. As of May 2014, there are 375 dedicated nature preserves covering 56,744 acres. Landowners may also register their land as an Illinois Land and Water Reserve, a level of protection lower than a nature preserve.
The Division of Wildlife Resources of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is mandated to restore, manage, and protect deer and their habitats. Hunting has long been the standard tool to manage deer populations in Illinois.
