Sep 8, 2023
El mejor escenario para criar a los jóvenes a menudo implica un esfuerzo comunitario, muchas personas trabajando juntas para proporcionar un entorno seguro. Esto se demostró notablemente en julio del 2023 cuando tres chorlitejos silbadores, una especie en peligro de extinción a nivel federal, fueron trasladados desde donde fueron criados en cautiverio hasta su lugar de liberación en Montrose Beach, Chicago.
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La temporada de otoño es una época emocionante ya que marca el comienzo de las temporadas de caza de otoño. Revise los consejos del sargento Steven Beltran de IDNR para hacer que esta temporada de caza sea segura y productiva tanto para los cazadores jóvenes como para los mayores.
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The best scenario in raising young often involves a communal effort, many people working together to provide a safe environment. This proved remarkably apt in July 2023 when three federally endangered piping plovers were translocated from where they were raised in captivity to their release site at Montrose Beach, Chicago.
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The Bass Tub is a key attraction in Conservation World at the Illinois State Fair, but much more takes place at the Division of Fisheries tent. Just a couple of the highlights of the August event are free opportunities for youth 10 and under to fish, and fly fishing clinics for adults in the crowd. Make sure your Illinois State Fair visit includes time at Conservation World.
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Illinois-native Phil Borsdorf has returned to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to serve in the Division of Wildlife Resources as the Hunter Heritage Program Manager. We asked Borsdorf to introduce himself and provide some insights into his job of addressing issues negatively impacting hunter participation across the state.
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Hyler Pence is a member of Gen Z and although he was brought up hunting, he didn’t have a strong passion for it until recently. As he learned perspectives on why people hunt his attention focused back to hunting as a way to be mindful of what he puts in and, on his body.
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Illinois Nature Preserve Commissioners care deeply about Illinois’ natural areas and devote their own time to making sure that they are preserved. Through meetings and visits to nature preserves across the state they help strengthen the culture of service to natural areas.
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For 60 years INPC has helped lead the national movement of natural area identification, protection, stewardship and defense. Building relationships with organizations throughout the country has resulted in a strong and growing coalition to conserve nature.
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In 1985, natural area managers faced the need to address a host of natural resource issues, including the onslaught of invasive and exotic species and damage created by deer.
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What role do the FLOY tags, jaw tags, pit tags, Coded Wire Tags and fin clipping that are used by Illinois Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologists play in fisheries management? This story provides all the answers.
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A message from Chief Mike Wefer
Welcome to the August 2023 edition of the online magazine OutdoorIllinois Journal, featuring timely, seasonally based stories about the Prairie State’s wildlife resources. We’ve prepared a variety of stories for you in this edition. Look for articles on mergansers, white-tailed deer and wood ducks; muskies, trout and bass; and bees, piping plovers, orchids and leadplant. Hear from researchers about their work on current issues. Explore Illinois’ nature preserves, waterfowl hunting areas and other places to visit.
