http://hdl.handle.net/2142/10683 http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14267 The Sugar-Pecatonica Rivers basin : an inventory of the region’s resources Krohe, James Jr. Beginning in 1838, officials in the then-territory of Wisconsin asserted that the watershed of the Pecatonica River and the Sugar River, its main tributary, and the rest of Illinois’ northernmost 14 counties belonged to the Badger State. The land had in effect been stolen by Illinois, Wisconsin argued, when Illinois inaccurately set its state boundaries in 1818. The legal dispute was resolved in 1848 when Wisconsin officially surrendered its claims to northern Illinois. Ecologically, however, the region remains a creature of Wisconsin. The rivers rise in that state before curving south and east into Illinois, where the two streams, now conjoined, meet the Rock River at Rockton. What happens upstream in Wisconsin has more effect on the rivers (especially the Sugar) than what happens in Illinois. And the climate of the watershed, which lies more than 400 miles north of Cairo, Illinois, is as different from that town’s as Kentucky’s is from Wisconsin’s. This part of Illinois also differs from central and southern counties in terms of its human culture. It was settled not by Kentuckians and Carolinians, as happened to the south, but by Scandinavians, Yankees, and German settlers from Pennsylvania. These were people undeterred by winter. The newcomers also had a different attitude toward the land than that of the slash-and-burn farmers who settled the southern Illinois frontier a generation earlier. Back home they had learned how to farm thinly soiled, hilly country like this without wasting it. Today the verdant pastures dotted with dairy cows (and towns dotted with cheese makers) still give the area a marked Wisconsin flavor. Natural Resources --Sugar River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) Natural Resources --Pecatonica River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) Environmental protection --Sugar River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) Environmental protection --Pecatonica River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) Ecosystem management --Sugar River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) Ecosystem management --Pecatonica River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14266 Sugar-Pecatonica area assessment The Sugar-Pecatonica Area Assessment encompasses approximately 796.3 square miles (509,675 acres) in north central Illinois along the Wisconsin/Illinois border. The area includes virtually all of Stephenson County, the northwestern half of Winnebago County, and very small portions of Carroll, Jo Daviess, and Ogle counties. There are 21 subbasins along the Sugar and Pecatonica rivers, of which one has been designated a "Resource Rich Area" because it contains significant natural community diversity. The Sugar-Pecatonica Rivers Ecosystem Partnership was subsequently formed around this core area of high quality ecological resources. This assessment is comprised of five volumes. In Volume 1, Geology discusses the geology, soils, and minerals in the assessment area. Volume 2, Water Resources, discusses the surface and groundwater resources and Volume 3, Living Resources, describes the natural vegetation communities and the fauna of the region. Volume 4 contains three parts: Part I, Socio-Economic Profile, discusses the demographics, infrastructure, and economy of the area, focusing on the two counties with the greatest amount of land in the area -Stephenson and Winnebago; Part II, Environmental Quality, discusses air and water quality, and hazardous and toxic waste generation and management in the area; and Part III, Archaeological Resources, identifies and assesses the archaeological sites known in the area. Volume 5, Early Accounts of the Ecology of the Sugar-Pecatonica Area, describes the ecology of the area as recorded by historical writings of explorers, pioneers, early visitors and early historians. Natural resources surveys --Pecatonica River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) Natural resources surveys --Sugar River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) Natural resources conservation areas --Pecatonica River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) Natural resources conservation areas --Sugar River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) Natural resources surveys --Illinois Natural resources conservation areas --Illinois Pecatonica River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) Sugar River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14265 Spoon River area assessment The East Fork of the Spoon River rises to the north of Neposet in Bureau County and the West Fork rises to the east of Kewanee in Henry County. The forks join near the center of Stark County to form the main channel. The river flows in a southerly direction for 161 miles before it empties into the Illinois River at Havana. For about 100 miles it runs nearly parallel to the Illinois River. The area covered in this report encompasses the entire Spoon River basin as determined by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. This basin is an approximately 1,180,951 acre watershed that includes virtually all of Stark County and portions of Bureau, Fulton, Henry, Knox, McDonough, Marshall, Peoria, and Warren counties in west-central Illinois. These are also the boundaries of the Spoon River Ecosystem Partnership. This assessment is comprised of five volumes. In Volume 1, Geology discusses the geology, soils, and minerals in the assessment area. Volume 2, Water Resources, discusses the surface and groundwater resources and Volume 3, Living Resources, describes the natural vegetation communities and the fauna of the region. Volume 4 contains three parts: Part I, Socio-Economic Profile, discusses the demographics, infrastructure, and economy of the area, focusing on the five counties with the greatest amount of land in the area -Fulton, Knox, Stark, Peoria, and Warren; Part II, Environmental Quality, discusses air and water quality, and hazardous and toxic waste generation and management in the area; and Part III, Archaeological Resources, identifies and assesses the archaeological sites, ranging from the Paleoindian Prehistoric (B.C. 10,000) to the Historic (AD. 1650), known in the assessment watershed. Volume 5, Early Accounts of the Ecology of the Spoon River Area, describes the ecology of the area as recorded by historical writings of explorers, pioneers, early visitors and early historians. Natural resources surveys --Illinois --Spoon River Watershed Natural resources conservation areas --Illinois --Spoon River Watershed Economic history --Environmental aspects --Illinois --Spoon River Watershed Ecosystem management --Illinois --Spoon River Watershed Spoon River Watershed (Ill.) http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14264 Sinkhole Plain area assessment The Sinkhole Plain Area Assessment covers an area of about 1,228 miles2 (785,822 acres) in southwestern Illinois bordering the Mississippi River. It includes all of Monroe, much of St. Clair, and portions of Randolph and Madison counties. The area encompasses 17 sub basins along the Mississippi and Kaskaskia Rivers, of which six have been designated as a "Resource Rich Area" because they contain significant natural community diversity. The Sinkhole Plain Ecosystem Partnership was subsequently formed around this core area of high quality ecological resources. This assessment is comprised of five volumes. In Volume 1, Geology discusses the geology, soils, and minerals in the assessment area. Volume 2, Water Resources, discusses the surface and groundwater resources and Volume 3, Living Resources, describes the natural vegetation communities and the fauna of the region. Volume 4 contains three parts: Part I, Socio-Economic Profile, discusses the demographics, infrastructure, and economy of the area, focusing on the three counties with the greatest amount of land in the area -Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair; Part IT, Environmental Quality, discusses air and water quality, and hazardous and toxic waste generation and management in the area; and Part III, Archaeological Resources, identifies and assesses the archaeological sites known in the area. Volume 5, Early Accounts of the Ecology of the Sinkhole Plain, describes the ecology of the area as recorded by historical writings of explorers, pioneers, early visitors and early historians. Caves --Illinois Karst --Illinois Natural resources surveys --Mississippi River Watershed Natural resources surveys --Illinois --Kaskaskia River Watershed Natural resources conservation areas --Mississippi River Watershed Natural resources conservation areas --Illinois --Kaskaskia River Watershed http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14263 Shawnee area assessment Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Scientific Research and Analysis Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois State Water Survey The Shawnee Area is roughly defined as that portion of the Shawnee Hills located in Hardin and Pope counties and the eastern third of Johnson County, as well as small portions of Massac, Saline, and Gallatin counties. The 623-square-mile-area includes the Illinois watersheds that drain into the reach of the Ohio River between its confluence with the Saline River (near Saline Landing, IL) and Hamletsburg, IL, and the watersheds of two tributaries that drain into the Saline River: the Little Saline River and Rock Creek. It falls within the physiographic region called the Shawnee Hills Section. While most of the land is rugged hills, broad bottomlands are located along Bay Creek and, to a lesser extent, along the Ohio River. This assessment is comprised of four volumes. In Volume 1, Geology discusses the geology, soils, and minerals in the assessment area. Volume 2, Water Resources, discusses the surface and groundwater resources and Volume 3, Living Resources, describes the natural vegetation communities and the fauna of the region. Volume 4 contains two parts: Part I, Socio-Economic Profile, discusses the demographics, infrastructure, and economy of the area; and Part II, Environmental Quality, discusses air and water quality, and hazardous and toxic waste generation and management in the area. Ohio River Watershed (Ill.) Saline River Watershed (Ill.) Little Saline River Watershed (Ill.) Rock Creek Watershed (Ill.) Natural resources surveys --Illinois --Southeastern Region Natural resources conservation areas --Illinois --Southeastern Region http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14199 Go Green and Save Money Barnes, Laura L. Slides for Go Green and Save Money workshops presented at Parkland College, Lincoln Land Community College, and the 2009 Region 7/Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable Annual Meeting. Office buildings -- Environmental aspects Businesses -- Environmental aspects Green business http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14158 Simple Ways to Green Your Organization: Presented at the Conference on Community Based Aging Services November 5, 2009 Barnes, Laura L. Slides for a presentation on greening the organization. Presented at the Conference on Community Based Aging Services, Springfield, IL November 5, 2009. Organizations -- Environmental aspects http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14155 Lower Des Plaines River basin: an inventory of the region's resources Siewers, Alfred The Lower Des Plaines watershed extends from north central Cook County down through eastern DuPage County and western Cook County into northern Will County. Major waterways include the Lower Des Plaines River (from the point where the Salt Creek joins it near the Brookfield Zoo), Salt Creek, and portions of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Calumet-Sag Channel. Smaller drainages include Addison Creek, Flag Creek, Sawmill Creek, and Long Run Creek. This 357-square-mile area unites some of Illinois’ most affluent suburbs and historically important industrial towns. Twenty-eight Superfund sites, one of them on the National Priority List, are reminders of the area’s heavily industrial past. While the leading economic sector today is services, manufacturing is still prominent. Human development now covers two-thirds of the area’s surface. Preglacial bedrock supplied the material for this growing metropolis. The area is famous for its old limestone buildings and also supplied the stone for Chicago landmarks such as the Water Tower. The basin’s one million residents comprise 9% of the state’s population and at least one of every ten employed Illinoisans works here. Natural resources --Des Plaines River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) Natural resources --Illinois Environmental protection --Des Plaines River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) Environmental protection --Illinois Nature --Effect of human beings on --Des Plaines River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.) Nature --Effect of human beings on --Illinois http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14154 Kinkaid area: An inventory of the region's resources Krohe, James The scene from a fishing boat in Kinkaid Lake—the sandstone bluffs, the patches of piney forest, even the muskie lures in the tackle box—puts visitors in mind of Wisconsin or Minnesota. The lake however is set in southern Illinois, just west of Murphysboro. In the early 1970s the earthen Crisenberry Dam was thrown up across Kinkaid Creek on this spot. The stopped-up creek swelled to 2,350 acres of water with 73 miles of shoreline that became the jewel of this part of Illinois’ Egypt. The sandstone bluffs through which Kinkaid Creek winds on its way to the Big Muddy River form a forested rampart overlooking the Mississippi River. Part of the lake’s charm is the scenic contrast it offers to the more familiar Illinois landscape to the north and east. There, the valleys of Beaucoup Creek and its tributary creeks are wide and flat, covered in farmland rather than forest. A much longer stream (81 miles) than Kinkaid Creek, Beaucoup Creek runs from its origins in Washington County southward through Perry County to its junction with the Big Muddy in Jackson County, just east of Murphysboro. The watersheds of Kinkaid and Beaucoup creeks together cover approximately 629 square miles that mostly lie in Perry, Jackson, and Washington counties. The area is southern Illinois in miniature, with forested hills (some of which are part of the Shawnee National Forest) in the Kinkaid watershed and strip-mine lakes interspersed with farm fields in the Beaucoup watershed. Natural resources surveys --Illinois --Kinkaid Area Conservation of natural resources --Illinois --Kinkaid Area Kinkaid Area (Ill.) http://hdl.handle.net/2142/14153 Illinois River Bluffs area assessment The Illinois River Bluffs Assessment Area falls within portions of 11 counties -Bureau, Fulton, Knox, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Peoria, Putnam, Stark, Tazewell, and Woodford. It encompasses 2,637 square miles and takes in two physiographic divisions, the Bloomington Ridged Till Plain and the Galesburg Plain. The Illinois River is the dominant feature of the area; the width of the river valley ranges from one mile at its narrowest points in the northern portion to more than seven miles for much of the central and southern portions of the area. In cutting through the upland areas, the valley has created a significant amount of relief, with bluffs rising steeply to 150 feet above the valley floor. This assessment is comprised of four volumes. In Volume 1, Geology discusses the geology, soils, and minerals in the assessment area. Volume 2, Water Resources, discusses the surface and groundwater resources and Volume 3, Living Resources, describes the natural vegetation communities and the fauna of the region. Volume 4 contains three parts: Part I, Socio-Economic Profile, discusses the demographics, infrastructure, and economy of the area; Part II, Environmental Quality, discusses air and water quality, and hazardous and toxic waste generation and management in the area; and Part III, Archaeological Resources, identifies and assesses the archaeological sites known in the area. Natural resources surveys --Illinois --Illinois River Watershed Natural resources conservation areas --Illinois River Watershed Illinois River Watershed (Ill.) --Economic conditions Illinois River Watershed (Ill.) --Environmental conditions