From casresearch at comcast.net  Mon Sep  1 23:42:29 2008
From: casresearch at comcast.net (casresearch@comcast.net)
Date: Mon Sep  1 23:42:26 2008
Subject: [BCNnet] no sightings: 11 state parks to close October 31 - will
	affect birders
Message-ID: <090220080442.13817.48BCC435000C8D8A000035F92215575114080C9D0E0A9C0A9D9C0E0C@comcast.net>

Right now, unless things change, 10 Illinois state parks and 1 state forest will close on November 1st, and might stay closed until the end of the budget year, next July 1, 2009.   There are a number of state parks included that birders have reported bird sightings from this past year (and I usually go to a few of them each year too).    IBET:  FYI only (conservation issues should be discussed on BCNnet and other sites).  This might affect a few Christmas Counts this winter also.    

The following Illinois State Parks will close effective November 1:
•    Castle Rock State Park, Oregon
•    Lowden State Park, Oregon
•    Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, Sheffield 
•    Illini State Park, Marseilles 
•    Rice Lake Conservation Area, Canton 
•    Channahon Parkway State Park, Channahon 
•    Gebhard Woods State Park, Morris 
•    Hidden Springs State Forrest, Strasburg 
•    Kickapoo State Park, Oakwood 
•    Moraine View State Park, LeRoy 
•    Weldon Springs State Park, Clinton

For further info:
http://daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=426480
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/outdoors/1135931,CST-SPT-bowman31.article
http://blogs.suntimes.com/bowman/
(I didn't see any notice of the closings on DNR website tonight:  http://dnr.state.il.us/

(of course, contact your legislators)

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Alan B. Anderson 
casresearch@comcast.net 
Des Plaines, Cook Co.
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From casresearch at comcast.net  Mon Sep  1 23:47:58 2008
From: casresearch at comcast.net (casresearch@comcast.net)
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	state parks to close October 31 - will affect birders
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From evan.craig at illinois.sierraclub.org  Sun Sep  7 12:28:34 2008
From: evan.craig at illinois.sierraclub.org (Evan Craig)
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From casresearch at comcast.net  Sat Sep 13 13:48:43 2008
From: casresearch at comcast.net (casresearch@comcast.net)
Date: Sat Sep 13 13:49:01 2008
Subject: [BCNnet] even though House voted override,
	parks might still close for a time
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Even though the IL House has voted to override our Governor's budget cuts re: closing a number of state parks, since the Senate might not meet again until Nov. 12, those closings might still go through for now.

See http://www.prairiestateoutdoors.com/index.php?/pso/article/illinois_senate_not_returning_yet/

also see: http://www.prairiestateoutdoors.com/index.php?/pso/article/illinois_sweeping_dnr_special_funds/ 

Alan

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Alan B. Anderson 
casresearch@comcast.net 
Des Plaines, Cook Co.
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From bobolnk at ix.netcom.com  Wed Sep 24 14:42:37 2008
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Date: Wed Sep 24 14:42:40 2008
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