Emiquon Background and Online Resources

Preserve Profile (historical and current)

• Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish Refuges: Emiquon
• The Nature Conservancy (TNC): Emiquon Preserve Profile
• The Illinois River: Working for Our State (.pdf format)
  • The many roles of the working river
  • The waters of the Illinois River
  • Flooding and flow levels
  • Sedimentation and erosion
  • Management of the Illinois River
  • References and Reading
• Middle Illinois River
• Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge
• Bird Checklists of the United States: Emiquon NWR
• Illinois Wildlife Refuges: Emiquon - scroll down page
• Central forest-grasslands transition

Current Management and Research

• The Nature Conservancy (TNC): Emiquon Preserve Profile
• Illinois River Site Conservation Plan for The Nature Conservancy of Illinois: La Grange Reach (December 1998)
• The Classification of aquatic communities in the Illinois River Watershed and their use in conservation planning (December 1998)

News/Articles

• (19 July 2001) Cat donates to environmental group
• ( 16 July 2001) Caterpillar awards $625,000 grant to The Nature Conservancy
• (30 April 2001) STS starts Nature Conservancy project
• (July/August 1994) Emiquon - scroll down page to article

Agencies and Organizations

The following are groups with activites related to the Emiquon area.

• The Nature Conservancy: Illinois Chapter
• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Illinois Department of Natural Resources
• Illinois State Water Survey
• Illinois State Natural History Survey
• Illinois State Geological Survey
• Waste Management Research Center
• Emiquon Audubon Society

Recreational Links (Emiquon area)

The following links are provided for infomative purposes only. No sponsorship or corporate advertisment is intended.

• GORP
• Recreation.gov
• L.L. Bean