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2008 - 2010 PRESS RELEASES
Public Affairs Office, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
For more information Contact:
Chris McCloud 217-785-0075
Stacey Solano 217-558-0994
Questions & Comments

JANUARY 2010
- IDNR Announces $17 million in Grants for Parks and Open Space
(January 29, 2010)
- DNR Making Plans for More Fish Stocking in Rock River
(January 26, 2010)
- Illinois State Museum Curator Receives State Police Award (January 22, 2010)
- Illinois Deer Hunting Closes with Preliminary Overall Harvest of 189,277 (January 20, 2010)
- Agencies Accelerate Action in Response to New Test Results Suggesting Asian Carp Presence in Calumet Harbor (January 19, 2010) (US Army Corps of Engineers Press Release)
- Copperhead Hollow Land Acquisition (January 15, 2010)
- Eagle Creek Resort Mold Assessment Completed (January 13, 2010)
- Illinois Controlled Pheasant Hunting Seasons Extended by Two Days at JEPC and Sand Ridge (January 11, 2010)
- NEWS BITS (January 7, 2010)

DECEMBER 2009
- IDNR Applauds Midwest Generation for Project to Protect Heidecke Lake, Retain Recreational Access
Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area popular spot for anglers, waterfowl hunters (December 29, 2009)
- IDNR Accepting Campsite Reservations for the Upcoming 2010 Camping Season; Reservations accepted by mail beginning Jan. 4; in person and by phone beginning Feb. 1 (December 23, 2009)
- Four Dedicated Conservation Advocates Selected for Induction into Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame (December 22, 2009)
- Snowmobile Operators Reminded to Focus on Sled Safety (December 16, 2009)
- Hunters Harvest 4,697 Deer During Illinois Muzzleloader Season
- Firearm and Archery Deer Hunting Opportunities Remain for Hunters in Illinois (December 16, 2009)
- 2009 Illinois Firearm Deer Season Preliminary Harvest Totals 99,419 Deer (December 9, 2009)
- Asian Carp Rapid Response Workgroup Finishes Operation on Cal-Sag Channel (December 8, 2009)
- Dedication Ceremony for James “Gene” Korando State Natural Area (December 8, 2009)
- News Bits (December 7, 2009)
- Asian Carp Rapid Response Workgroup Wraps up Main Operation on Chicago Sanitary Ship Canal (December 6, 2009)
- Bighead Asian Carp Found In Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (December 3, 2009)
- IDNR Conservation Police Honoring Heroes on December 8 (December 3, 2009)
- Asian Carp Rapid Response Project to begin on Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (December 1, 2009)
- Central Illinois Youth Goose Hunt is December 27 - 28 (December 1, 2009)

NOVEMBER 2009

OCTOBER 2009
- Applications now Available for Two Educational Grants - October 23, 2009
- Hennepin & Hopper Lakes to Undergo Rehab, Carp Removal - October 22, 2009
- IDNR’s Gary Jereb Named Government Civil Engineer of the Year - October 21, 2009
- IDNR Announces $200,000 to Enhance Snowmobile Trails Throughout Illinois - October 15, 2009
- Deer Crashes on the Decline; Fewer Fatalities Statewide; IDOT/IDNR Officials Partner to Put Motorists on Alert to Help Prevent Deer Crashes - October 14, 2009
- Fort Massac Encampment Provides a Sample of Colonial Times - October 9, 2009
- Deer Hunters Can Help the Hungry Through Illinois Sportsmen Against Hunger Program - October 8, 2009
- IDNR News Bits - October 2, 2009

SEPTEMBER 2009
- IDNR Reminds Boaters/Outdoor Enthusiasts of Carbon Monoxide Dangers this Fall and Winter - September
30, 2009
- Fall Trout Fishing Season Begins in Illinois on Oct. 17 - September
29, 2009
- Nominations
Being Accepted for Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame - September
23, 2009
- Illinois Observes
National Hunting and Fishing Days September 26-27, September 21,
2009
- Colonial Faire Coming
to Jubilee College State Park - September 21, 2009
- Illinois
Office of Mines and Minerals Receives Federal Funds to Aid Mine Rescue
Team Training - September 18, 2009
- Deer
Hunters in Illinois Reminded of New Regulations, Permit, Season Changes
for 2009-2010 - September 14, 2009
- DNR Conservation
Police Arrest Multiple OUI/DUI Offenders During Labor Day Weekend in
Illinois - September 10, 2009
- IDNR
Announces Special “Free Fishing Day” - September 4,
2009
- IDNR
Launches New Interactive Calendar Focused on Outdoor Youth Events
- September 4, 2009
- >IDNR
Conservation Police Announce Increased Enforcement Detail this Labor
Day Weekend - September 2, 2009
- News
Bits - September 1, 2009

AUGUST 2009
- New and Experienced Hunters Encouraged to Take an Illinois Hunter Safety Education Course - August 27, 2009
- Proposals Sought for Operation of Eagle Creek Resort and Conference Center - August 25, 2009
- Illinois Artisans Program Call for Artists - August 24, 2009
- Conservation Village at DuQuoin State Fair Focuses on the Outdoors - August 24, 2009
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources Honors Volunteers in Ceremony at Illinois State Fair - August 19, 2009
- Governor Quinn and IDNR announce water conservation effort at the Illinois State Fair - August 13, 2009
- IDNR to Conduct Auction of Confiscated and Abandoned Property - August 13, 2009
- Endangered Piping Plover Chicks Make History - August 11, 2009
- Conservation World Celebrates the Outdoors at the Illinois State Fair - August 6, 2009
- IDNR News Bits - August 3, 2009

JULY 2009

JUNE 2009

MAY 2009
- Free Fishing
Days June 5-8 Features Special Events (May 28,
2009)
- Portion of Lake Murphysboro
State Park Reopening (May 20, 2009)
- Giant City State Park
Welcomes Spring and Summer Visitors (May 20, 2009)
- Hunters Wingshooting Clinic
Provides Opportunities to Improve Shotgun Shooting Skills (May 20,
2009)
- Hunters Bag 15,488 Birds
During 2009 Illinois Spring Wild Turkey Season (May 20, 2009)
- IDNR Reminds Public about
Importance of Safety Education during National Safe Boating Week (May
19, 2009)
- Ridge Lake Opens for
the Season May 21 (May 15, 2009)
- IDNR Conservation Police
to Conduct Courtesy Boat Inspections (May 13, 2009)
- Governor Quinn Announces
more than $21 million for Parks and Open Space (May 6, 2009)
- IDNR May Newsbits (May
5, 2009)
- IDNR Announces Deer Hunting
Dates, Regulations Changes for 2009-2010 Seasons (May 4, 2009)

APRIL 2009

MARCH 2009
- Illinois State Museum Recognizes
39 Students from Museum Tech Academy (March 27, 2009)
- Tree City USA Communities
in Illinois to be Recognized at 2009 Conference and Awards Ceremony
(March 26, 2009)
- Watercraft Restrictions
Removed on Illinois River (March 23, 2009)
- Repairs Made to Red Hills
State Park Lake Spillway
Fish will be restocked after lake refills (March 23, 2009)
- 2009 Spring Trout Season
Opens April 4; Rainbow Trout Stocked at 43 Locations
in Illinois (March 23, 2009)
- Tunnel Hill State Trail
Open Again (March 18, 2009)
- IDNR Newsbits - Spring
Turkey Updates (March 18, 2009)
- Watercraft Restrictions
Removed on Several Rivers in Northern Illinois (March 17, 2009)
- DNR Awards Illinois Biodiversity
Field Trip Grants (March 17, 2009)
- Damage Repair and Cleanup
Continues at IDNR Sites from January Ice Storm in Southern Illinois
- Facilities at some sites remain closed
(March 11, 2009)
- Endangered Species Protection
Board Finalizes Changes to the Illinois Endangered and Threatened
Species List (March 5, 2009)
- March
News Bits (March 5, 2009)
- IDNR
Expands Protection for Rare Habitat at Volo Bog State Natural Area
(March 4, 2009)

FEBRUARY 2009

JANUARY 2009

DECEMBER 2008

NOVEMBER 2008

OCTOBER 2008
- Historic Fort
Massac to Host Centennial Celebration (October
30, 2008)
- IDNR Warns
Outdoors Enthusiasts of Carbon Monoxide Dangers (October 29, 2008)
- Illinois
Outdoor Hall of Fame Class of 2009 Announced (October 27, 2008)
- Deer Hunters
Encouraged to Donate to the IL Sportsmen Against Hunger Program (October
21, 2008)
- IDNR Participating
in Avian Influenza Surveillance (October 14, 2008)
- Motorists Beware
of Deer as Fall Season Gets Underway (October 10, 2008)
- IDNR Seeks Applications
for Competitive State Wildlife Conservation Grant Program
(October 9, 2008)
- Kids Fishing
Opportunities Enhanced by Pond Renovation (October 7,
2008)
- IDNR Offers
Hunters a New Way to “Get Smart” (October
3, 2008)
- Illinois Fall Trout Season Begins October 18 (October 2, 2008)
- News Bits
(October 1, 2008)

SEPTEMBER 2008

AUGUST 2008

JULY 2008
- IDNR
Welcomes Back the ATA Grand American Trapshooting Championship
(July 31, 2008)
- Conservation
World at the Illinois State Fair Helps Families Celebrate the Outdoors
(July 31, 2008)
- Work
on Sanganois Fish and Wildlife Area levee repair project (July
30, 2008)
- Illinois
Controlled Pheasant Hunting Reservation Information now Available
Online (July 23, 2008)
- IDNR
Announces Wildlife Preservation Fund Project Grants (July
22, 2008)
- IDNR
Announces New Website to Help Illinois Residents Identify and Live
With Wildlife
(July 21, 2008)
- Governor
Blagojevich signs bill expanding Illinois Apprentice Hunter License
Program opportunities
(July 18, 2008)
- New
hunters – and experienced hunters – encouraged to take an Illinois
Hunter Safety Education course
(July 16,
2008)
- Illinois Assists
Iowa Fisheries Personnel in Flood Recovery
(July
14, 2008)
- Illinois Nature
Preserves Commission Announces First Dedicated Nature Preserve in
the City of Chicago (July 11, 2008)
- IDNR
Recommends Waterfowl Season Dates for 2008-2009 (July
9, 2008)
- Governor Blagojevich Encourages
Illinois Landowners to Take Part in New SAFE Program (July 8,
2008)
- IDNR Urges
Boaters to be Safe this July 4th Weekend (July 3, 2008)
- Illinois Announces Emergency Regulations to Stop Spread of Fish Virus
(July 2, 2008)
- IDNR News Bits
(July 1, 2008)

JUNE 2008

MAY 2008
- IDNR
Announces Second Straight Memorial Day Weekend without a Water Fatality
(May 30, 2008)
- Special
events planned for Illinois Free Fishing Days June 6-9
(May 23, 2008)
- IDNR
reminds boaters and anglers to practice safety this Memorial Day weekend
(May 23, 2008)
- Illinois
Spring Wild Turkey Harvest Totals 15,792
; Second Largest
Harvest for
Illinois
Turkey
Season (May 21, 2008)
- Gov. Blagojevich
Announces Nearly $950,000 in Recreational Trail Grants
(May 19, 2008)
- IDNR reminds
public animals are mothers too; offers advice about the do’s and don’ts
of removing animals from the wild (May 9, 2008)
- IDNR Announces
Schedule of Waterfowl Blind Site Drawings (May 7, 2008)
- Eagle Cam at Coffeen
Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area
(May 7, 2008)
- April Another
Wet Month in 2008 (May 7, 2008)
- IDNR News Bits (May
5, 2008)
- IDNR Reminds Boaters
and Anglers to Practice Safety as Weather Warms in Illinois (May
1, 2008)
- IDNR Announces
Outstanding Volunteer Award Recipients (May 1,
2008)

APRIL 2008
- U.S. Open Trap
Shooting Championships returns to Sparta World Shooting and Recreational
Complex (April 29, 2008)
- Gov. Blagojevich
Announces over $5 Million in Park Development Grants (April 25,
2008)
- Gov. Blagojevich
Announces over $18 Million in Park Development Grants (April 25, 2008)
- Gov. Blagojevich
Announces Nearly $2 Million in Park Development Grants (April 25, 2008)
- Southern Illinois Student
Wins Illinois Junior Duck Stamp Contest (April 25, 2008)
- Earth Day
in the Parks Promotes Natural Resources Stewardship for Students
(April 11, 2008)
- Fishing at
World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta
to debut April 14 - Wet weather delayed opening
(April 11, 2008)
- Illinois Arbor Day
Poster Contest Winners Announced (April 9, 2008)
- Precipitation
Significant throughout Illinois in March
(April 4, 2008)
- 2008 Spring
Trout Season Opens April 5 (April 3, 2008)
- Illinois Spring
Wild Turkey Seasons Get Underway (April 3, 2008)
- Wet Weather Delays Opening of Fishing at WSRC (April 3, 2008)

MARCH 2008

FEBRUARY 2008

JANUARY 2008
-
Illinois Deer Hunting Seasons Close with
Higher Late-Winter Harvest; Preliminary Data Shows Archery Deer Season
Harvest Down Slightly (January 24, 2008)
-
Illinois
Natural History Survey Biologist Honored by National Wildlife Society
(January
17, 2008)
-
Call
for Artists (January
17, 2008)
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IDNR
Seeks Proposals for State Wildlife Conservation Grants
(January 15, 2008)
-
IDNR
Awards Schoolyard Habitat Action Grants
(January 14, 2008)
-
Illinoisans
Experience Spring-like Weather in January
(January 11, 2008)
-
Illinois
Conservation Foundation Announces 2008 Youth Achievement Scholarship
Winners
(January 10, 2008)
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News
Bits (January 8, 2008)
- Tickets
Available for Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame Banquet; Dubin, Fell,
O’Malley to be Inducted February 9
(January 4, 2008)
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