After more than 100 years of history as one of Illinois' oldest and most ecologically and culturally significant state parks, Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County, Illinois is threatened by harmful impacts from a proposed sand mine located adjacent to the eastern entrance of the park. It is not too late to express your opposition to the LaSalle County Board.

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After nearly five years of planning and grassroots organizing, the dream of a national wildlife refuge in the bi-state Illinois-Wisconsin region is moving closer to reality. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently hosted four open-format meetings (two in Illinois and two in Wisconsin) for members of the public to ask questions, offer comments, and provide ideas about the proposed Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge. If you couldn't make it to the meetings, however, don't despair, the USFWS still wants your input to help guide their efforts as they review conservation opportunites in this region.

Read more: Let's Hear It (Some More) for Hackmatack