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| | Illinois - The Cache River Wetlands: Grassy Slough |
 | | Along the Cache River, in what is now 40,000 acres of protected land, the cypress and tupelo swamps seem to belong more to Louisiana than Illinois. |
 | | Because of their rich biological variety, the wetlands of the Cache River have been designated as one of only 15 "Wetlands of International Importance." This designation from the Ramsar Convention of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ranks the Cache River with other important wetlands, such as the Florida Everglades. |
 | | The Cache River Joint Venture Program, a unique public-private partnership between the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ducks Unlimited and the Conservancy has established a goal of protecting and restoring a 60,000-acre wetland corridor along 50 miles of the Cache River. |
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