Organization | • | Illinois Department of National Resources | [X] |
| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 February 15 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) will host the second annual Youth Conservation Congress on Sunday, May 15 at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield. The IDNR is inviting school and youth group members to apply online to participate in the session. | | | | Date Created: | 02 15 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 190**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000034427 Original UID: 16002 FIRST WORD: School | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 May 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Officials from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), the Cache River Wetlands Joint Venture Partnership, and volunteers from the Friends of the Cache River Watershed today joined Illinois Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon and students from Creal Springs Schools Wetland Warriors program in celebrating the reopening of the Section 8 Woods Nature Preserve Boardwalk at the Cache River State Natural Area in southern Illinois. | | | | Date Created: | 05 11 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 520**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000043536 Original UID: 23058 FIRST WORD: Section | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 November 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A wildfire of undetermined origin damaged 450 to 500 acres of timber in the easternmost section of Pere Marquette State Park in Jersey County on Nov. 17. As a result of the fire damage and fire-related safety concerns, the section of the park where the fire occurred is closed and off-limits to hunting and other activities until further notice. | | | | Date Created: | 11 18 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1296**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000039428 Original UID: 20007 FIRST WORD: Section | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 February 3 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding the public that several state-managed parks, natural areas and other sites remain closed after the massive winter storm that struck Illinois earlier this week. | | | | Date Created: | 02 03 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 157**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000034346 Original UID: 15943 FIRST WORD: Several | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 May 26 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced that several state sites in southern Illinois that had been closed due to flooding are open or will reopen to visitors in time for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend. | | | | Date Created: | 05 26 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 652**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000036232 Original UID: 17334 FIRST WORD: Several | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 November 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is announcing expanded hunting opportunities for youth turkey hunters next spring thanks to the Illinois Recreational Access Program (IRAP). The program launched last month by IDNR allows the department to use federal funds to lease property from private landowners in Illinois to make available additional hunting and public access areas. | | | | Date Created: | 11 29 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1343**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000039526 Original UID: 20113 FIRST WORD: Sign | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 January 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced the settlement of a natural resource damages case that will result in ecosystem restoration projects to preserve waterways and enhance wildlife habitat on and near the former Indian Refinery south of Lawrenceville. | | | | Date Created: | 01 24 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 113**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000034277 Original UID: 15870 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 August 15 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Federal, state and local officials and organizations will announce 12 new Millennium Reserve conservation projects that will further the mission of transforming the Calumet Region of Chicago into a one-of-a-kind public destination that protects and enhances natural ecosystems, supports healthy and prosperous communities, and stimulates vigorous and diverse economic growth. | | | | Date Created: | 08 15 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 908**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044693 Original UID: 24208 FIRST WORD: State, | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 August 16 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | August 16, 2012. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin joined state and local officials and organizations in Chicago to announce 12 new Millennium Reserve conservation projects that will further the mission of transforming the Calumet Region of Chicago into a one-of-a-kind public destination that protects and enhances natural ecosystems, supports healthy and prosperous communities, and stimulates vigorous and diverse economic growth. | | | | Date Created: | 08 16 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 911**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044697 Original UID: 24211 FIRST WORD: State, | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 June 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has today officially taken possession of 1,900 acres of land near Lawrenceville Illinois as a result of a natural resource damages case that was settled in February of this year. The settlement will ultimately result in 2,300 acres of ecosystem restoration projects to preserve waterways and enhance wildlife habitat near the former Indian Refinery south of Lawrenceville. The state expects to take possession of the remaining 400 acres over the next several months. | | | | Date Created: | 06 10 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 690**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000036299 Original UID: 17397 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 November 28 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Marc Miller made the following statement about today's passage of Senate Bill 1566, a crucial funding bill for the IDNR: This vote is a victory for conservation and the environment in Illinois; it is also a victory for the economy and communities across the state that use and rely on the services the IDNR provides on a daily basis. I commend State Representative Frank Mautino and State Senator Toi Hutchinson for their leadership and hard work leading up to today's action. I also want to thank the members of Illinois General Assembly who supported this bill, which will allow us to meet the needs of constituents, including those who use our state parks in the years to come, said IDNR Director Marc Miller. | | | | Date Created: | 11 28 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 1292**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000045969 Original UID: 25524 FIRST WORD: Statement | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 December 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | I was saddened Monday to learn of the passing of a dear friend and river mentor, Ralph Frese of Niles, Illinois. Known throughout Illinois as Mr. Canoe, Ralph Frese was one of our states leading conservationists and advocates for water trails and waterway protection. He took great pride in inspiring many of us to join his commitment to those causes. | | | | Date Created: | 12 11 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 1352**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000046090 Original UID: 25640 FIRST WORD: Statement | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 October 4 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The annual Fort Massac Encampment one of southern Illinois most popular fall festivals will be held at Fort Massac State Park in Metropolis on Oct. 15-16. The encampment festival offers families from throughout the Midwest a chance to step back in time at Fort Massac to see what life on the Ohio River was like in Colonial times, said Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Director Marc Miller. For military re-enactments, period food, music and crafts, the Fort Massac Encampment is the place to be each October. | | | | Date Created: | 10 04 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 1119*11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000038369 Original UID: 19046 FIRST WORD: Step | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 March 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Makanda, IL The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced that some areas of Giant City State Park in southern Illinois are closed to park visitors until further notice while cleanup continues from damage done at the park as a result of a tornado that struck the region on Feb. 29. | | | | Date Created: | 03 01 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 175**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041481 Original UID: 21350 FIRST WORD: Storm | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 April 21 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced that the William G. Stratton Lock and Dam on the Fox River in McHenry will resume full-time daily operations for the 2011 boating season on May 1. | | | | Date Created: | 04 21 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 492**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035558 Original UID: 16983 FIRST WORD: Stratton | |
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