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Federally protected areas. Illinois contains one national forest, the Shawnee National Forest, one national grassland, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, and several other sites administered by the National Park Service, including portions of National Trails. There are also National Wildlife Refuges .
Protected areas of Whiteside County, Illinois (7 P) Protected areas of Will County, Illinois (18 P) Protected areas of Williamson County, Illinois (8 P) Protected areas of Winnebago County, Illinois (7 P) Protected areas of Woodford County, Illinois (1 P) Categories: Protected areas of Illinois.
Category. : Protected areas of Illinois. This category includes articles on protected areas within the U.S. state of Illinois. This includes federal, state, local and privately controlled/owned areas. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Protected areas of Illinois.
Newton, Illinois. Coordinates. 38°54′40″N 88°11′20″W. / 38.91111°N 88.18889°W / 38.91111; -88.18889. Area. 4,101 acres (1,660 ha) Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Prairie Ridge State Natural Area is a 4,101-acre (1,660 ha) collaborative natural area managed by the Illinois Department of Natural ...
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 .
Established. 1929. Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Trail of Tears State Forest is a State of Illinois conservation area on 5,114 acres (2,070 ha) in Union County, Illinois, United States. [1] Trail of Tears was established in 1929 when Illinois purchased 3,000-acre (1,200 ha) acres of Shawnee Hills land and used the ...
Crab Orchard Wilderness. / 37.60417°N 89.08806°W / 37.60417; -89.08806. The Crab Orchard Wilderness is a 4,050-acre (16.4 km 2) parcel of land listed as a Wilderness Area of the United States. It is located within the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in Williamson, Union, and Jackson counties in Illinois.
The Iroquois County State Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park that occupies 2,480 acres (1,004 ha) in northeastern Iroquois County, near the border with Indiana. The nearest municipality is Beaverville, Illinois , and the nearest exit on a limited-access highway is Exit 302 on Interstate 57 ( Chebanse, Illinois ).