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CEN Member Organizations Mission: The mission of the Forest Preserve is to preserve and protect open space, such as forest, prairie and wetland; to restore natural habitat for native plants and wildlife; and to provide educational programs for the appreciation, understanding and preservat... Mission: Friends of the Forest Preserves promote the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and its mission to protect and preserve the natural lands, plants, and animals of this county in their natural state for the education, pleasure, and recreation of the pub... Mission: Our mission is to preserve, protect, improve and promote the use of Chicago parks, forest preserves and recreational areas for the benefit of all neighborhoods and citizens. www.chicagoenvironment.org /member/index.cfm?orderby=F   (538 words)

Minnesota, Sugarbush Forest Protected (MN): The Trust for Public Land Livonia Township protected this 37-acre forest as a public park and nature preserve for their growing community. As a township nature preserve, the Sugarbush Preserve will be dedicated to the preservation of natural communities and nature-oriented recreation for area residents such as hiking, birdwatching, and wildlife observation. Livonia Township, MN, 8/7/02: The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and Livonia Township announced today the acquisition of 37.8 acres of rare forest in Livonia Township, located approximately 40 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis. www.tpl.org /tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=10180&folder_id=482   (544 words)

Ohio public lands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Army Corps of Engineers areas, state parks, state forests, state nature preserves, state wildlife management areas, and other areas. Yellow Creek State Forest - 756 acres (3.1 km²) Blue Rock State Forest - 4,572 acres (19 km²) en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ohio_public_lands   (544 words)

Listings Ohio: Southern Region: Parks Enter Search Term: ODNR Recreational Areas Adams County State Parks Adams Lake State Park State Forests Brush Creek State Forest Shawnee State Forest State Nature Preserves Adams Lake Prairie... Enter Search Term: ODNR Facilities Highland County State Parks Paint Creek State Park Rocky Fork State Park State Forests Pike State Forest State Nature Preserves Etawah Woods State Nature... Enter Search Term: ODNR Facilities Pike County State Parks Lake White State Park Pike Lake State Park State Forests Pike State Forest Brush Creek State Forest Scioto Trail State Forest State... listingsohio.com /Southern-Region/Travel/Parks   (544 words)

Fire Island National Seashore - Environmental assessment for dredging the Sailor's Haven marina channel The Sailor's Haven marina is used as the primary point of embarkation and debarkation for visitors to the Sunken Forest Preserve. Assuming visits to the Sunken Forest Preserve area remain the same, there would be an increase in the number of boats that anchor outside the marina and access the Sunken Forest Preserve through smaller boats or by swimming and wading. Present uses of the Sunken Forest Preserve area are primarily for recreation. www.nps.gov /fiis/sailorshaven   (544 words)

Champaign County Forest Preserves The Champaign County Forest Preserve District provides environmental education programs for elementary class visits to the Salt Fork Forest Preserve. There is additional information about the trees, snakes, mammals, flowers and birds that can be found in the forest preserves. For information about each forest preserve, point to the preserve on the map and click. www.ed.uiuc.edu /courses/EdPsy387-Sp95/Patricia-Norris/Forest-Preserve   (94 words)

Minnesota, Sugarbush Forest Protected (MN): The Trust for Public Land Livonia Township protected this 37-acre forest as a public park and nature preserve for their growing community. As a township nature preserve, the Sugarbush Preserve will be dedicated to the preservation of natural communities and nature-oriented recreation for area residents such as hiking, birdwatching, and wildlife observation. Livonia Township, MN, 8/7/02: The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and Livonia Township announced today the acquisition of 37.8 acres of rare forest in Livonia Township, located approximately 40 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis. www.tpl.org /tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=10180&folder_id=482   (94 words)

Ohio public lands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ohio public lands include national forest lands, Army Corps of Engineers areas, state parks, state forests, state nature preserves, state wildlife management areas, and other areas. Hocking State Forest - 9,374 acres (38 km²) Zaleski State Forest - 26,313 acres (107 km²); Athens, Vinton, Perry Counties www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ohio_public_lands   (94 words)

The City Raccoon and the Country Raccoon - Summer 2002 Instead, for the most part radio-collared raccoons didn't even travel around the entire forest preserve; their territories are quite small within the preserve, and though they might venture a few blocks into the subdivisions, none of the study animals left for good and built dens. Rather, it suggests that raccoons raised in a forest preserve tend to remain in that preserve, while raccoons born inside the urban matrix will likely continue to reside in the city or suburban neighborhood they are familiar with. Raccoons don't hibernate, but they do spend many weeks in a dormant state in winter, burning fat reserves and waiting for the occasional snow-free, mild-temperature evening when they might be able to come out and forage. chicagowildernessmag.org /issues/summer2002/raccoons.html   (94 words)

Recreation, Hanover Park, Illinois (IL) Thousands of acres of forest preserves in the immediate area provide attractions including bird refuges, natural wildlife areas, horseback and bike trails, boating, fishing, hiking, and picnicking. Soon the Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve, which lies to the west of County Farm Road, will be connected to the Mallard Lake Forest Preserve via a bike path. The south side of Hanover Park is surrounded by a large portion of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District. www.hanoverparkillinois.org /Community/Recreation.htm   (94 words)

Ohio public lands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zaleski State Forest - 26,313 acres (107 km²); Athens, Vinton, Perry Counties Hocking State Forest - 9,374 acres (38 km²) Maumee State Forest - 3,068 acres (12 km²) en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ohio_public_lands   (94 words)

Orange County Land Trust, Orange County NY - Protected Lands The preserve sign and parking area are on your left across from the Red Barn Auction, just before the intersection with Rt. There will be a sign for Moonbeams Preserve on your left with the parking area immediately beforehand on the right. Turn left there, continuing on Prosperous Valley Road an additional 1.6 miles to the Preserve. www.oclt.org /protect.htm   (94 words)

ABC-Dir: Green River State Park Cook Forest State Park is near the Allegheny National Forest, bordered by the Clarion River. Serving the communities of Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park, Maywood, Bellwood, Franklin Park, Elmwood Park, Melrose Park and River... Covering 196 kilometers, and stretching from Temperance River State Park to the Bally Creek tails north of Cascade River State... www.abc-directory.com /view/green_river_state_park   (94 words)

Cockscomb Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Preserve, Belize National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Monuments, Natural Reserves First, no land was granted to families who were relocated from the forest preserves. About 30 jaguars are believed to live in the 102,400-acre sanctuary, a number that has increased significantly since the preserve was expanded in 1990. Hundreds of feet above the forest canopy, we could see the Cockscomb reserve to the south, another thickly carpeted forest valley (part of Chiquibul National Park) extending several miles north, rocky Victoria Peak to the west, and the cobalt blue Caribbean Sea about 9 miles to the east. ambergriscaye.com /pages/town/parkcockscombhiking.html   (94 words)

costa rica monteverde cloud forest reserve costa rica With an altitude of between 600 meters and 1842 meters, the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve is one of the most successful biological sanctuaries in the world. The Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve was founded in 1972 with just 328 hectares of land. Over 100 hundred species of mammals, 400 species of birds, 120 species of amphibians and reptiles, and 2,500 species of plants, as well as tens of thousands of insect species are contained within the borders of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve. www.worldheadquarters.com /cr/destinations/monteverde/preserve   (813 words)

Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve Significant parts of the Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve consist of Appalachian Hardwood Forest, a type of tolerant hardwood pretty much unique to this part of New Brunswick as far as Atlantic Canada is concerned. The Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve was established in 1998 when the Meduxnekeag River Association purchased a 57 hectare forested tract with two kilometres of shoreline along the Meduxnekeag below Red Bridge. At the end of 2003, we purchased a 52 hectare forest six kilometres further upstream, which became Bell Forest, Phase Three of the Preserve. www.web.net /~meduxnekeag/naturepreserve.htm   (685 words)

Valles Caldera National Preserve The Valles Caldera Preservation Act designated these spectacular lands as the Valles Caldera National Preserve, a unit of the National Forest System. The Valles Caldera Preservation Act established the Preserve to: "…protect and preserve the scientific, scenic, geologic, watershed, fish, wildlife, historic, cultural, and recreational values of the Preserve, and to provide for multiple use and sustained yield of renewable resources within the Preserve," consistent with Valles Caldera Preservation Act. The Board is made up of the Forest Supervisor of the Santa Fe National Forest, the Superintendent of Bandelier National Monument, and seven individuals with a variety of skills. www.vallescaldera.gov /about.php   (685 words)

Tawa River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article India's oldest forest preserve, the Bori Reserve Forest, was established in 1865 along the Tewa. the Bori Reserve Forest is presently part of the Bori Sanctuary, which is part of the (Click link for more info and facts about Pachmarhi Biosphere Preserve) Pachmarhi Biosphere Preserve, established in 1999, which covers much of the upper watershed of the Tawa. In 1958, construction began on Tawa Dam, which was completed in 1978 to create Tawa Reservoir in southern Hoshangabad District. www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/T/Ta/Tawa_River.htm   (685 words)

Heritage Preserves map - SCDNR Heritage Trust Program Bennett's Bay - 680 acres, Clarendon Co. - Most of this Carolina bay is included in the preserve and is one of the westernmost Apeat-filled@ bays in South Carolina. Eastatoe Creek - 374 acres, Pickens Co. - This steep mountain gorge features an old growth hemlock forest, a rainbow trout stream and rare ferns that are maintained by the creek=s moist spray in the Anarrows. Peter’s Creek - 160 acres, Spartanburg Co. - The second largest known population of the dwarf-flowered heartleaf is found in this piedmont cove forest. www.dnr.sc.gov /wild/heritage/hp/hpmap.html   (3967 words)

The Cole Nature Park After years of efforts by the Stewardship Foundation and citizens of Lake Forest Park to preserve the headwaters of Brookside Creek, the city of Lake Forest Park has purchased over eleven acres of land which contain these headwaters as well as other wetlands and magnificent open space. Our preservation efforts have included legal challenges to development, both in Lake Forest Park and in the Superior Court of King County; annual fundraising auctions; and writing the grant application which resulted in the first significant funding for the Cole Preserve. It would not have happened without you.We are looking forward to working with you in restoring the Cole Preserve to its natural state and in making it acessible and enjoyable by all residents of the City. www.lfpsf.org /ColePreserve/index.htm   (498 words)

Leahy Carves Out $3 Million For Land Conservation In Green Mountain National Forest Efforts to preserve and add key parcels of land to the Green Mountain National Forest will receive a significant boost with $3 million in federal funds Sen. Patrick Leahy set aside in the budget package signed Monday by President Clinton. This addition to the forest will help preserve Blueberry Lake and other areas for generations to come." The U.S. Forest Service two years ago commemorated the Vermont senator's longtime leadership for GMNF by announcing that Leahy's work at that point had added more than 100,000 acres to GMNF — a conservation landmark few in Congress have ever achieved. www.senate.gov /member/vt/leahy/general/text/press/199911/991130.html   (349 words)

Online Etymology Dictionary Another theory traces it through M.L. forestis, originally "forest preserve, game preserve," from L. forum in legal sense "court, judgment;" in other words "land subject to a ban." Replaced O.E. wudu. forest, probably from L.L./M.L. forestem silvam "the outside woods," a term from the Capitularies of Charlemagne denoting "the royal forest;" perhaps via O.H.G. forst, from L. foris "outside," with a sense of "beyond the park," the park being the main or central fenced woodland. 1297, "extensive tree-covered district," especially one set aside for royal hunting and under the protection of the king, from O.Fr. www.etymonline.com /index.php?term=forest   (95 words)

THE NYS DEC FOREST RANGERS: A CALL TO ACTION As a result the Rangers, despite their keen on-the-ground knowledge, have not been systematically involved with unit management planning or implementation and their decision-making authority has been shifted out of their districts and regions to the Albany central office, all of this with negative consequences for the Forest Preserve, its communities, and its visitors. In the mid-1990s they were removed as an integral part of the Division of Lands and Forests that has statutory responsibility for care of the Forest Preserve, to the Office of Public Protection, the DEC's law enforcement branch. Because of their specialized expertise, NYS Forest Rangers are frequently sought out by people in their local communities and by visitors who rely on the rangers for information about the public lands, the law and how to conserve our fragile environment. www.protectadks.org /ppp_12_03.html   (625 words)

Ginkgo State Park (page 1 of 2) The park was set aside as a historic preserve when remains of a fossil forest were unearthed during highway construction in the 1930s. Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park is a 7,470-acre, year-round camping park with 27,000 feet of freshwater shoreline on the Wanapum Reservoir on the Columbia River. Petrified wood was discovered in the region in the early 1930s, which led to creation of the park as a national historic preserve. www.parks.wa.gov /parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Ginkgo&pageno=1   (312 words)

Division of Lands and Forests The Division of Lands and Forests is made up of four bureaus: Forest Preserve Management, Private Land Services, Real Property and State Land Management. The Division of Lands and Forests is responsible for the management, protection and recreational use of these lands, the care of the people who use these lands and the acquisition of additional lands to conserve unique and significant resources. Forest Products Utilization and Marketing: A diverse program dealing with many aspects of the utilization, significance, understanding and promotion of New York's forest resources and forest industries. www.dec.state.ny.us /website/dlf   (631 words)

Texas Big Thicket National Preserve Adventure, wildlife and fun await you at the Big Thicket National Preserve. This combination of virgin pine and cypress forest, hardwood forest, meadow and blackwater swamp is managed by the National Park Service. Activities in the Big Thicket National Preserve include hiking, camping, bicycling, horseback riding, canoeing, birdwatching, fishing and more. www.bigthicketdirectory.com /bigthicket.html   (631 words)

Black Rock Forest The Black Rock Forest was acquired by the not-for-profit Black Rock Forest Preserve in 1989, which set the region aside as a natural area for perpetuity. The Black Rock Forest is a 3785 acre (1530ha) preserve administered and used as a field station by the Ernest Stillman, who established it as a research and demonstration forest early in the 20th century. www.blackrockforest.org   (182 words)

Cockscomb Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Preserve, Belize National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Monuments, Natural Reserves Declared a Forest Preserve in 1984 and finally a Jaguar Preserve in 1986, the park is the culmination of many years of work and perseverance by individuals and national and international organizations. The whole day will be spent exploring the trails through the Jaguar Preserve in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, an area of tropical, moist forest that lies within the shadows of the Maya Mountains. Wildlife to see includes jaguar, jaguarundi, peccary, howler monkey, gibnut, agouti, snakes, coatamundi, over 300 bird species. www.ambergriscaye.com /pages/town/parkcockscomb.html   (182 words)

Monteverde Costa Rica Cloud Forest - info / maps / Hotels / Rainforest Its mission is to conserve, preserve and rehabilitate tropical ecosystems and their biodiversity. -hiking the cloud forest in the Preserve of Monteverde Costa Rica or Santa Elena Reserve; 24 kilometers of well maintain trails and abundant biodiversity: thousands of species of plants, insects, frogs, snakes and great bird watching. In Monteverde Costa Rica rain forest are found more than 100 species of mammals including 5 species of cats, over 400 species of birds including 30 kinds of hummingbirds, tens of thousands of insect species (over 5000 species of moths) and 2,500 species of plants (420 kinds of orchids). www.monteverdeinfo.com   (182 words)

Šumava, Czech Forest and Lipno - Boubín primeval forest The beginnings of the primeval forest preserve date back to 1858. The primeval forest is a sample of unviolated Central European countryside. A mountain primeval forest on the south-west slope of mountain Boubín. www.ceskehory.cz /sumava/mesta_gb.asp?content=document&ID=180   (182 words)

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