Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area

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Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area, Illinois, USA
IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
Kishwaukee River at the state fish and wildlife area
Kishwaukee River at the state fish and wildlife area
Location DeKalb County, Illinois, USA
Nearest city Kirkland, Illinois
Coordinates 42°06′09″N 88°52′11″W / 42.1025, -88.86972
Area 570 acres (2.31 km²)
Established 2002
Governing body Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 570 acres (2.31 km²) in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.

[edit] History

The land for the Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area was acquired by the state of Illinois in 2002. That year, the state purchased 570 acres (2.3 km²) of land along the South Branch Kishwaukee River in DeKalb County. While the state acquired the 570-acre (2.3 km²) parcel south of the riverbank, DeKalb County was working on acquiring approximately 300 acres (1.2 km²) north of the river. The state purchase was facilitated by US$2.68 million from the Illinois Open Land Trust.[1]

[edit] Description

Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area is located along the south bank of the South Branch Kishwaukee River just west of Kirkland, in DeKalb County, Illinois. The state property is located adjacent to the DeKalb County Forest Preserve's MacQueen Forest Preserve. The county eventually completed the purchase of the land on the north bank, across from the Fish and Wildlife Area, and designated it the Potawatomi Woods Forest Preserve.[2] Between state and local land acquisitions more than 900 acres (3.6 km²) along 3.2 miles (5.1 km) of the river are publicly owned.[1]

[edit] References

Specific

  1. ^ a b Governor Ryan Announces Open Land Trust Acquisition in DeKalb County, Press release, January 24, 2002, Illinois Governor's Office. Accessed April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ DeKalb County Forest Preserve, official site. Accessed April 15, 2008.

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