Sunflowers are blooming at Illinois state parks. Sunflowers are planted for IDNR’s dove hunting program and used as a habitat improvement tool. We encourage everyone to enjoy the sunflowers and get photos while they’re in bloom (usually mid-July)! Please do not pick the sunflowers, leave them for the wildlife and others to enjoy. Remember, they are there for a reason. Also, park only in designated areas and do not drive back into the fields. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Sunflowers are blooming at Illinois state parks. Sunflowers are planted for IDNR’s dove hunting program and used as a habitat improvement tool. We encourage everyone to enjoy the sunflowers and get photos while they’re in bloom (usually mid-July)! Please do not pick the sunflowers, leave them for the wildlife and others to enjoy. Remember, they are there for a reason. Also, park only in designated areas and do not drive back into the fields. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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This morning we’re at IDNR’s Helfrich Wildlife Propagation Center in Lincoln, where staff is busy hatching out and boxing about 9,000 Manchurian pheasant chicks that will be taken to our Mount Vernon game farm for brooding. More photos to come! | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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This morning we’re at IDNR’s Helfrich Wildlife Propagation Center in Lincoln, where staff is busy hatching out and boxing about 9,000 Manchurian pheasant chicks that will be taken to our Mount Vernon game farm for brooding. More photos to come! | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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What's a raptor? How is a raptor different from other birds? How do they hunt and where do they live? Find out at the Conservation World amphitheater during the 2025 Illinois State Fair! Presentations Saturday, Aug. 16 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17 at noon and 2 p.m. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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What's a raptor? How is a raptor different from other birds? How do they hunt and where do they live? Find out at the Conservation World amphitheater during the 2025 Illinois State Fair! Presentations Saturday, Aug. 16 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17 at noon and 2 p.m. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Did you know IDNR raises more than 60,000 pheasants every year? The pheasant is a prized upland game bird used for hunting across many states, including Illinois. IDNR owns several thousand acres that are dedicated to pheasants and improving their habitat. The department’s controlled pheasant hunting program has been around for more than 60 years. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Did you know IDNR raises more than 60,000 pheasants every year? The pheasant is a prized upland game bird used for hunting across many states, including Illinois. IDNR owns several thousand acres that are dedicated to pheasants and improving their habitat. The department’s controlled pheasant hunting program has been around for more than 60 years. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Kankakee River State Park's abundant wildlife makes it a popular spot for hunters. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Kankakee River State Park's abundant wildlife makes it a popular spot for hunters. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Come visit us in Conservation World at the 2025 Illinois State Fair from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Aug. 17. 🦌🌳🐻 | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Come visit us in Conservation World at the 2025 Illinois State Fair from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Aug. 17. 🦌🌳🐻 | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Lorna shares tips on how to help endangered and threatened species from your own backyard. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Come with us on a tour of Volo Bog State Natural Area in Lake County. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Sunday morning opening at Conservation World at the 2021 Illinois State Fair. https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/news/Pages/Outdoors-Fun-for-Everyone-at-Conservation-World-at-the-2021-Illinois-State-Fair.aspx | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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On behalf of the staff of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, thank you to the thousands of visitors who spent time with us in Conservation World during the 2023 Illinois State Fair in Springfield. We appreciate you all and can’t wait to see you again at next year’s fair, Aug. 8-18, 2024. Please enjoy our video postcard from Conservation World. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Smokey Bear cheers on fairgoers trying their skills at the BB gun range! Learn about the importance of safety and proper equipment handling daily in Conservation World during the Illinois State Fair | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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You may have heard of prescribed burning as a tool to manage invasive plants at Illinois state parks. But have you heard of prescribed grazing? | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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It’s always a good day to explore the outdoors! | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Is it a snake? Is it a skunk? Nah. It’s a deer pelt! Fun times with students celebrating Earth Stewardship Day with IDNR urban fishing coordinator Scott Isringhausen at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Have you checked IDNR’s latest job postings? We’re currently looking for people to join our team in the following roles: ✅ Conservation police sergeants – nine positions open statewide ✅ Conservation police duty officer at IDNR headquarters in Springfield ✅ Water allocation engineer for the Lake Michigan Management Program in Cook County ✅ Transactions and hiring team managers in our human resources office in Springfield ✅ Grant administrator in Springfield ✅ District foresters (natural resource
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Many of IDNR’s state parks sunflowers are beginning to bloom. Don’t miss this opportunity to capture some beautiful photographs. Please be respectful of the fields and refrain from picking any sunflowers. Enjoy this video of the fantastic sunflowers at Sangchris Lake State Park in Sangamon County. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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Learn about the fantastic lake at Weldon Springs State Park. | Illinois Department of Natural Resources
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The grand re-opening of the Henry N. Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center was a great time for a flight over one of southern Illinois' most beautiful state natural areas. The Wetlands Center was completed in November 2004 and is a destination point that fosters natural resources appreciation and education, while interpreting the unique natural and cultural history of the Cache River Wetlands. The center is named for Henry N. Barkhausen, who served as Director for the Illinois Department of Con
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