Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area
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Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on Script error: No such module "convert". in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.
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 Script error: No such module "convert". of land along the South Branch Kishwaukee River in DeKalb County. While the state acquired the Script error: No such module "convert". parcel south of the riverbank, DeKalb County was working on acquiring approximately Script error: No such module "convert". north of the river. The state purchase was facilitated by US$2.68 million from the Illinois Open Land Trust.[1]
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 Script error: No such module "convert". abutting Script error: No such module "convert". of the river are publicly owned.[1]
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- ↑ a b Governor Ryan Announces Open Land Trust Acquisition in DeKalb County Template:Webarchive, Press release, January 24, 2002, Illinois Governor's Office. Accessed April 15, 2008.
- ↑ DeKalb County Forest Preserve Template:Webarchive, official site. Accessed April 15, 2008.
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