Outdoor Illinois also features the monthly NewsFront column with information about the Department, a calendar of outdoors-related events and a site story on Dixon Springs State Park near Golconda. The site is located two miles west and one mile south of Hutsonville. The mysteries of migration will be the topic of a program from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday, April 2, at Volo Bog State Natural Area, Ingleside. Participants ages six to adult will start with a game, followed by a discussion and a hike to seek spring migrants. The spring wild turkey hunting season runs from April 3 to May 3 in Illinois' south zone, and April 10 to May 10 in the north zone.
Hours are a half-hour before sunrise until noon.
The limit is one gobbler or bearded hen per permit. The deadline for local governmental units to apply for Open Land Trust grants is Monday, April 3. The program provides up to 50 percent state funding assistance for acquiring, developing or protecting open space, wildlife habitat, watersheds, greenways and natural areas. Guest speakers will be Doug LeVasseur, vice president of the North America Bluebird Society, and Dr. Wayne Davis, retired professor of ornithology at the University of Kentucky. A species of rich mesic prairies, this bulbous perennial herb occurs at the northeastern limit of its range in Illinois.