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  Learn About Cypress
Cypress (tree), common name for several coniferous trees and shrubs of the genus Cupressus and allied genera of the family Cupressaceae.
The common cypress, C. sempervirens, native to the Mediterranean region, is a symmetrical evergreen that resembles some poplars and often reaches a height of more than 27 m (about 90 ft).
Another true cypress is the cedar of Goa, or Portugal cedar, C. lusitanica, which is often planted in the United States for the decorative effect of its spreading branches.
www.cypressloghomes.com /cypress.htm   (917 words)

  
  Encyclopedia: List of towns and villages in Illinois   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Broadview is located in Cook County, Illinois Broadview is a village located in Cook County, Illinois 13 miles west of Chicago, Illinois.
Cabery is a village located in both Kankakee County, Illinois and Ford County, Illinois.
Davis Junction is a village in Ogle County, Illinois.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-towns-and-villages-in-Illinois   (5240 words)

  
 The Nature Conservancy in Illinois - The Cache River Wetlands: Grassy Slough
The cypress and tupelo swamps of the Cache River wetlands
Cypress trees that are more than a thousand years old raise their gnarled branches above the fl waters here.
Cypress and tupelo trees and thickets of buttonbush occur in areas of shallow water.
www.nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/illinois/preserves/art1124.html   (840 words)

  
 IDNR Division of Natural Heritage Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Illinois is known as the "Prairie State," a part of the vast grassland in Central North America that once stretched from Indiana West to Nebraska, Ssouth to Texas and North to the Canadian Provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta with outlying areas in Ohio and Arkansas (Figure 1).
Prairies were known from all but 8 of the 102 counties in Illinois, although the prairies were small in the southern part of the state compared to those of the north.
Illinois is subject to considerable climatic variability, including periodic and frequently severe droughts.
dnr.state.il.us /conservation/naturalheritage/florafauna/document.htm   (3466 words)

  
 DNR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The swamp communities of Illinois are the northernmost remnant of a large network that once covered much of the southern United States.
Cypress wood is very resistant to decay and the wood is considered valuable for a variety of products such as shingles, boats, railroad ties, caskets, fence posts, bridges, greenhouses and flats for nursery plants.
The bald cypress tree has one very unique part that develops from the roots and protrudes up through the water as much as 10 feet.
dnr.state.il.us /lands/education/kids/cypress.htm   (242 words)

  
 Cypress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Fires ignited from lightning strikes often hollow out large cypress trees; the resulting cavities are home to a variety of species, ranging from fl bears to bees.
Cypress and tupelo can live to be very old; some cypress trees can reach 800 years.
Depending on the type of bald cypress and water tupelo swamps, global ranks of these vegetation communities range from 'vulnerable to extinction' to 'secure'.
www.hatchie.com /cypress_tupelo.htm   (316 words)

  
 Solutions From the Field - Cypress Sandstone in the Illinois Basin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Cypress sandstone reservoirs are commonly compartmentalized, resulting in reservoir management problems that are typical of Chesterian sandstones throughout the Illinois Basin.
Cypress reservoirs remain a key exploration target and are also prime candidates for enhanced and improved petroleum recovery techniques due to large reserves and the presence of economic quantities of bypassed oil.
Stratigraphic relationships of lower and middle Cypress were complicated by a major relative sea level drop that led to development of soil horizons, red beds, and subaerial exposure of most or all of the basin.
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 Cypress Elementary School in Cypress, Illinois/IL - School Tree
Cypress Elementary School is classified as a "Primary School".
Cypress Elementary School was operational at the time of the last report and is currently operational.
Cypress Elementary School IS NOT a Magnet school.
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 Cypress in Florida
Cypress swamps are forested wetlands dominated by cypress trees and located along stream and river banks, spring runs or in ponds with still or slow moving water.
This growing use of cypress for mulch has contributed considerably to the harvesting of trees previously considered too small to be merchantable and to the increase in pondcypress harvesting.
Cypress ponds are depressions in the ground that have the ability to hold more water than soil of the same volume.
www.sfrc.ufl.edu /Extension/pubtxt/cir1186.htm   (4019 words)

  
 Bald Cypress
The range of the bald cypress includes southern Delaware to south Florida, west to Texas and north to southeast Oklahoma, southwest Indiana, and southern Illinois.
The bald cypress lends itself to formal upright, informal upright, slanting, literati, twin-trunk and group styles.
Developing cypress "knees." There's still considerable debate over what these knees are "for" in nature, but they are a distinctive feature of bald cypress.
www.bonsai-bci.com /species/taxodium.html   (1137 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Woman killed in southern Illinois tornado   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
CYPRESS, Ill. (AP) — Jarrett Merideth was sleeping in his trailer early Sunday in this small town when the sound of his roof blowing off suddenly woke him.
In Illinois, homes and businesses from Shiloh in the Metro East to this town 20 miles north of the Kentucky border sustained major damage.
In Cypress, two second-floor classrooms of the brick Cypress Grade School were missing a roof and walls, while on the ground below, children played in an undisturbed playground.
www.usatoday.com /weather/news/2002/2002-04-28-ill-storms.htm   (514 words)

  
 GORP - Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Illinois
Perhaps the most dramatic species present within the refuge are the bald cypress and water tupelo trees that are declared to make up the oldest living stand of trees east of the Mississippi River.
The time had come to preserve and protect the remnants of what was, including over 1,000-year old cypress trees, 251 species of birds and more than 100 species of threatened and endangered species listed by federal and state authorities.
Another was for the refuge, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, The Nature Conservancy, and Ducks Unlimited to pool their resources and enter an agreement to safeguard 60,000 acres along 50 miles of this tributary of the Ohio River near its confluence with the Mississippi.
gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_nwr/il_cypre.htm   (822 words)

  
 A visit to Cypress, Illinois (IL)
The village of Cypress is located in Johnson County.
According to the 2000 Census, Cypress had a population of 271 people.
This represented 0.00% of the total population of Illinois.
www.roadsidethoughts.com /05/c05_7127400.htm   (215 words)

  
 Cypress, Illinois -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Cypress, Illinois -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Cypress is a village located in (Click link for more info and facts about Johnson County, Illinois) Johnson County, Illinois.
Out of the total population, 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cy/cypress,_illinois.htm   (440 words)

  
 More Information about Illinois' Bald Cypress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) is an evergreen tree that occurs in Illinois.
The height of a cypress knee usually corresponds to the high-water mark in the swamp.
The largest tree in Illinois is a Bald Cypress that occurs along the Cache River; many of the immense trees along this sluggish southern Illinois stream are 800-1500 years old.
www.inhs.uiuc.edu /highlights/swamp3.html   (241 words)

  
 Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) - Chesapeake Bay Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Bald cypress swamps are important to the region because they provide important habitat and feeding areas for waterfowl, mammals and some species of reptiles.
Stands of cypress tend to grow in groups that form a dome-like shape, with shorter trees on the perimeter and the tallest trees at the center of the cluster.
Bald cypress produce characteristic 'knees' extending from their root system; these knees protrude from the surrounding water or wet soil and are thought to provide aeration.
www.chesapeakebay.net /cypress.htm   (419 words)

  
 Cypress, Illinois IL, village profile (Johnson County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Illinois > All counties > Johnson County > Cypress
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Cypress was $13,849, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Cypress, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $163.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=263620   (465 words)

  
 Cypress
Cypress is the name applied to many plants in the coniferous tree family Cupressaceae (cypress family).
Most plants bearing the common name cypress are in the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis, but several other genera in the family carry the name:
Cypress is also a place name for several localities in the United States of America:
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/c/cy/cypress.html   (128 words)

  
 Parks & Recreation : Illinois: Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park recognized in Chicago media.(NRPA in Action) @ ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Illinois: Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park recognized in Chicago media.(NRPA in Action)
The Cypress Cove Family Aquatic Park in Woodridge, Ill., was recently recognized by two Chicago media outlets.
Cypress Cove was designed around a Louisiana bayou theme, end features among its aquatic attractions a 600-linear-foot "lazy river," a zero-depth entry pool, and tube- and body flume-slides, The Woodridge Park District's Web site is located at www.woodridge parks.org.
static.elibrary.com /p/parksamprecreation/october012003/illinoiscypresscovefamilyaquaticparkrecognizedinch/index.html   (195 words)

  
 Cypress Darter in Alabama
The cypress darter is broadly distributed throughout the Tombigbee River drainage and the extreme lower Alabama River drainage.
Scattered records of the cypress darter in the Conecuh River drainage may be due to insufficient sampling of its preferred habitat in this drainage.
These authors report that cypress darters are relatively short-lived, surviving up to 18 months.
www.outdooralabama.com /fishing/freshwater/fish/other/darters/cypress   (439 words)

  
 Illinois Outdoors Notes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The 38,000-acre Cache River Bioreserve, located in the southernmost tip of Illinois, represents the northern limit of cypress and tupelo swamps in the Mississippi Valley.
Paddle to the state champion bald cypress tree, which is over 1,000 years old and has a buttress circumference of 34 feet, 3 inches.
Perhaps the most dramatic species present within the refuge are the bald cypress and water tupelo trees, considered to be the oldest stand of trees east of the Mississippi River.
www.clydesisler.com /Outdoors/Research/States/IllinoisNotes.htm   (299 words)

  
 Cypress Illinois Resource Guide, City or community of Cypress, Illinois Facts, Information, Relocation, Real Estate, ...
The amount of land area in Cypress is 1.937 sq.
The distance from Cypress to Washington DC is 689 miles.
Cypress is positioned 37.36 degrees north of the equator and 89.01 degrees west of the prime meridian.
www.usacitiesonline.com /ilcountycypress.htm   (160 words)

  
 Illinois Finishes in Sixth Place at 'Mo'Morial :: Stephanie Cheney ties for 12th to lead Illini
Cypress, Texas - The Illinois women's golf team finished in sixth place at the 10th annual Texas A&M "Mo"Morial Invitational, held at the par 72, 6,118-yard Blackhorse Golf Club in Cypress, Texas.
Illinois shot a 36-hole score of 626 (rounds of 318 and 308) to take sixth in the 19-team tournament.
Illinois is next in action March 23-25 at the Tapatio Springs Shootout.
fightingillini.cstv.com /sports/w-golf/recaps/030503aaa.html   (268 words)

  
 Cypress, Illinois Maps, Driving Directions and Other Maps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
These free Cypress, Illinois map printables are great for planning that worry free vacation to travel down old country roads, learn about geography or to study road conditions.
It is a crucial segment of our Cypress, Illinois Travel Guides as it assists as a trip advisor, road trip planner, route planner and route finder.
Our free maps of the USA and Cypress, Illinois can zoom down to street and road level detail in nearly every community of the United States offering outstanding state maps, county maps, city maps, road maps and street maps.
www.hometownusa.com /il/maps/Cypress.html   (429 words)

  
 Cypress, Illinois (IL) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news
Back to Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities.
Cypress-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average.
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 Find Churches in Cypress Illinois - FlockFinder.com
Finding good churches in Cypress Illinois is the single purpose of our site.
For some time now, churches in Illinois have been pressured to get a "church website" thinking it would be an evangelistic tool and way to promote their church.
Churches in Cypress Illinois would be surprised at the amount of people who are looking for a church in their area.
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 Cypress - Illinois Homes For Sale
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 Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) seeds for sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It is also referred to as swamp cypress, southern cypress, and cypress.
Bald cypress trees are among the oldest in the state.
Bald Cypress bark is reddish brown to gray, fibrous, and peels in long shreds.
www.mathematical.com /cypressseedforsale.htm   (714 words)

  
 More Information about Southern Illinois swamp
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) swamp in southern Illinois.
Bald cypress trees are deciduous and can live more than 1000 years.
Bald Cypress swamps are at the northernmost limit of their natural range in southern Illinois and once formed part of a vast network of wetlands along and near rivers across the southern United States.
www.inhs.uiuc.edu /highlights/swamp2.html   (148 words)

  
 Cypress Illinois Information
Regardless of where you are at, be sure to stop by our Auto Buying Guide to request free price quotes from a new car dealer in the Cypress, Illinois area on the makes and models of cars that interest you the most.
Our Free Classifieds for the State of Illinois offer items such as used horse trailers, cars, trucks, motorcycles, outboard motors, books, horses, dogs, real estate listings including homes, businesses, and land, apartments for rent, boats and many other items that are for sale by owner.
Our History, Trivia and Facts Pages are populated with interesting, useless and random facts pertaining to Cypress, Illinois history, American history, family history and the history of names.
www.hometownusa.com /il/Cypress.html   (859 words)

  
 Bbld & pond cypress
Cypress trees are conifers (cone bearing plants) that are related to the giant Sequoia trees of California.
The Bald-Cypress is said to be the largest trees east of the Rocky Mountains, often growing to 30 m.
Bald-Cypress occurs in the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains from Delaware to Texas and also in the Mississippi Valley north to southern Illinois.
www.ffgc.org /horticulture/native/cypress.html   (261 words)

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