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Charlotte & Dan Brady Nature Preserve

The Land Conservation Foundation has great news to announce! On January 26, the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission gave final approval for the dedication of our Brady Woods property in western…

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February 16, 2021
  • Agricultural Innovation & Perennial Crops In Central Illinois

    July 9, 2019 /

    Free public event is for farmers, landowners, scientists, environmentalists, business and civic leaders, and everyone interested in innovative practices, crops, and markets for a sustainable agriculture future.

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  • Menard County Trails and Greenways Adopt-A-Highway

    July 8, 2019 /

    Meet at the Wagon Wheel at the entrance to Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site and Rte. 97 at 9:00 AM to take care of our 2-mile IDOT Adopt-A-Highway segment that runs from the south edge of New Salem to the south end of Petersburg. We will supply trash bags and safety vests (if you have one our safety vests please bring it). Please wear gloves, long pants, closed-toed shoes or boots.

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  • Menard County Trails and Greenways Meeting

    July 8, 2019 /

    Join us for the Menard County Trails and Greenways bi-monthly meeting where we will discuss current and future projects in the Lower Sangamon area. Everyone welcome.

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  • Middle Sangamon,  Restoration,  Stewardship

    Community Stewardship Challenge Grant

    July 1, 2019 /

    Help restore the natural habitat at Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial, so site visitors can see the area as Abraham Lincoln saw it in 1830 when he first lived in Illinois.

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  • Life in the Sangamon River

    June 29, 2019 /

    Explore the Sangamon River for critters large and small.

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Sangamon River Watershed

The Sangamon River has its headwaters in McLean County, near Ellsworth, and flows roughly 238 miles until it reaches the Illinois River at Beardstown. The upper portion of the Sangamon River, upstream of Mosquito Creek is roughly 131 miles long and has a drainage area of 1,150 square miles. The lower Sangamon River, is roughly 107 miles long and includes the confluence of the two primary tributaries to the Sangamon River, Salt Creek and the South Fork.

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