Habitat Development Links

Illinois Department of Natural Resources

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources new website. Their Mission is "to manage, protect and sustain Illinois' natural and cultural resources; provide resource-compatible recreational opportunities; and promote natural resource-related public safety, education, and science."

Illinois Conservation Foundation

The role of the Illinois Conservation Foundation and its partners is to preserve and enhance our precious natural resources by supporting and fostering ecological, educational, and recreational programs for the benefit of all people now and for generations to come.

Aldo Leopold Foundation

For more than twenty years, the Aldo Leopold Foundation has promoted the care of natural resources and fostered an ethical relationship between people and land. The Foundation's educational outreach programs help people understand and accept their responsibility for the health of the land. Our stewardship initiatives and research programs encourage ecological and ethical use of private and public land, and promote an understanding of the total land community.

Illinois Department of Agriculture

The Illinois Department of Agriculture’s vision is to promote and regulate agriculture in a manner which encourages farming and agribusiness while protecting Illinois’ consumers and our natural resources.

Wildlife Habitat Council: Backyard Conservation

Wildlife management and habitat development on small tracts of land. Backyard Conservation is a cooperative project by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Wildlife Habitat Council, and the National Association of Conservation Districts.

Pheasants Forever of Illinois

Throughout this website, you'll be able to learn about the many unique partnerships PF has developed in Illinois, find out where to locate no-till grass drills and other habitat equipment, learn where the next Youth Mentor Hunt event will occur and how to join this great organization.

Sportsmanship & Outdoorsmanship

Illinois Hunting/Fishing License

This link is available off the IL-DNR website above, but we provide it separately here for your convenience. Hunting licenses, permits and applications pages.

Educational

Leopold Education Project

The Leopold Education Project (LEP) is an innovative, interdisciplinary, critical thinking, conservation and environmental education curriculum based on the classic writings of the renowned conservationist, Aldo Leopold.The Leopold Education Project teaches the public about humanity's ties to the natural environment in the effort to conserve and protect the earth's natural resources.

Severson Dells

Severson Dells is a nature education center located four miles southwest of Rockford Illinois, U.S.A. (map)
With 204 acres of mixed woodlands, prairie, wetlands, and oldfield habitat, Severson Dells is an ideal setting for nature study and appreciation.

David's Information Technology Corner

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