Mississippi Western Five area assessment
By: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Scientific Research and Analysis, [and the] State Geological Survey Division.
Contributors: Illinois State Geological Survey.; Critical Trends Assessment Program.; Illinois. Dept. of Natural Resources.
Publisher: Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Springfield, Ill
Language: eng
Subjects: Natural resources surveys -- Illinois.; Watersheds -- Illinois.; Natural resources conservation areas -- Illinois.; Mississippi River Watershed.
Description: The Mississippi Western Five Area Assessment, part of a series of statewide regional assessments, examines 1,630 square miles, falling within portions of seven Illinois counties in western Illinois-- Henderson, Henry, Knox, Mercer, Warren, as well as very small parts of Hancock and Rock Island counties and also falls within the physiographic region called Galesburg Till Plain. The report provides information on the natural and human resources of the area as a basis for managing and improving its ecosystems. The development of ecosystem-based information and management programs in Illinois are the result of three processes-- the Critical Trends Assessment Program, Conservation Congress, and Water Resources and Land Use Priorities Task Force.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Geology; title: v. 2. Water resources; title: v. 3. Living resources; title: v. 4. Socio-economic profile, Environmental quality, Archaeological resources.