Title: Prairie Parklands area assessment
Description: Examines 1,477 square miles in northeastern Illinois that historically was open prairie with a park-like appearance of scattered trees. The area encompasses 25 subbasins along the Illinois, Des Plaines, and Kankakee rivers, of which 8 have been designated a state Resource Rich Area.
Subjects: Natural resources surveys, Natural resources conservation areas
Places: Des Plaines River Watershed (Wis. and Ill.), Illinois River Watershed (Ill.), Kankakee River Watershed (Ind. and Ill.), Illinois