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  2. James "Pate" Philip State Park - Wikipedia

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    3,432 acres (1,389 ha) Established. 1991. Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. James "Pate" Philip State Park, originally known as Tri-County State Park, is an Illinois state park in DuPage County and Kane County, Illinois, United States . The park is named after James "Pate" Philip, a Republican politician.

  3. List of nature centers in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Springfield. Sangamon. Central. 40 acres, operated by the Illinois Audubon Society. Andresen Nature Center. Fulton. Whiteside. Northwest. information, operated by volunteers, open for city events and education programs, features displays of local wildlife, insects, and flora found along the local watershed of the upper Mississippi River.

  4. North American beaver - Wikipedia

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    The head-and-body length of adult North American beavers is 74–90 cm (29–35 in), with the tail adding a further 20–35 cm (7.9–13.8 in). Very old individuals can exceptionally exceed normal sizes, weighing more than 40 kg (88 lb) or even as much as 50 kg (110 lb) (higher than the maximum known for the Eurasian beaver).

  5. Bartlett, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Bartlett is a village in Illinois, United States. The population was 41,105 at the 2020 census. The village is primarily located in Cook and DuPage counties, with a small parcel on the western border located in Kane County. Bartlett is part of the Chicago metropolitan area .

  6. Environmental impacts of beavers - Wikipedia

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    Relocation costs $4,000–$4,500 per animal. Scott Garrow, District Wildlife Biologist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, opined that relocating the beavers may be "a waste of time", as beaver recolonizing North Pond in Lincoln Park has been recorded in 1994, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2014, and 2018

  7. Wildlife Prairie Park - Wikipedia

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    Wildlife Prairie Park. /  40.733°N 89.733°W  / 40.733; -89.733. Wildlife Prairie Park, also known as the Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie Park, is located in Peoria County, Illinois, approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of downtown Peoria in central Illinois. Opened in the 1970s, it has most recently been operated as a not-for ...

  8. Beaver Dam State Park (Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    Beaver Dam State Park is an Illinois state park on 750 acres (304 ha) in Macoupin County, Illinois in the United States. The park is 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Carlinville, Illinois and is managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) as a public place for fishing . The state park centers on the 59-acre (24 ha) Beaver Dam ...

  9. Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area - Wikipedia

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    40°28′27″N 89°50′48″W. /  40.47417°N 89.84667°W  / 40.47417; -89.84667. Area. 2,032 acres (822 ha) Established. 1950. Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Spring Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,032 acres (822 ha) in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States .