JANUARY 2009

• Changes in Illinois Endangered and Threatened Species List Proposed (January 9, 2009)

• Joint Deer Population Task Force Makes Final Recommendations (January 7, 2009)

• DNR News Bits (January 6, 2009)

DECEMBER 2008

• IDNR Accepting Campsite Reservations for the 2009 Camping Season (December 22, 2008)

• IDNR Issues Reminder: Don’t feed Wild Deer (December 15, 2008)

• Hunters in Illinois Harvest 105,595 Deer During Seven Day Firearm Season (December 10, 2008)

• IDNR Reminds Snowmobile Operators to be Cautious this Winter (December 9, 2008)

• Hunters Reminded to Keep Safety in Mind as Firearm Deer Season Resumes (December 3, 2008)

• News Bits (December 2, 2008)

NOVEMBER 2008

• Hunters in Illinois Harvest 71,894 Deer During First Weekend of Firearm Deer Season (November 26, 2008)

• 2008 Firearm Deer Season Opens This Week (November 19, 2008)

• Funds Available to Illinois Teachers for Wildlife Habitat Projects (November 19, 2008)

• Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest (November 19, 2008)

• Register Now for Central Illinois Youth Goose Hunt~ Phone-in Registration Deadline for Youth Hunt Lottery Drawing is Dec. 5 (November 12, 2008)

• Endangered Crane is Making a Comeback (November 10, 2008)

• News Bits (November 6, 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

• Celebrity Quail Hunt Event Features Shooting Sports, Fishing, Golf (September 23, 2008)

• Flooding Prompts Changes in 2008-09 Waterfowl Season Operations for Mississippi River State Fish and Wildlife Area (September 23, 2008)

• IDNR Announces Acquisition of 165 Acres of Forested Habitat in Southwest Illinois (September 17, 2008)

• Illinois Celebrates National Hunting and Fishing Days Sept. 27-28 (September 17, 2008)

• Labor Day Weekend Enforcement Detail Produces 42 Arrests (September 9, 2008)

• News Bits (September 3, 2008)

• U.S. Open Skeet Championships This Weekend at World Shooting and Recreational Complex (September 3, 2008)

AUGUST 2008

• Deer Population Task Force Schedules Public Meetings (August 27, 2008)

• DuQuoin State Fair visitors Invited to Sample the Outdoors at Conservation Village (August 19, 2008)

• IDNR Announces Acquisition of 151 Acres of Forest Habitat in East-Central Illinois (August 15, 2008)

• Illinois Waterfowl Hunting Seasons Announced (August 12, 2008)

• News Bits (August 5, 2008)

• Entire Length of Tunnel Hill State Trail Open Again (August 4, 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

• Gov. Blagojevich Announces Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant applications now Being Accepted (June 18, 2008)

• IDNR Announces Summer Urban Fishing Clinics (June 13, 2008)

• IDNR Welcomes Annual Heritage Tractor Adventure (June 11, 2008)

• State Records Third Wettest January-May in Over 100 Years (June 10, 2008)

• IDNR Reminds Site Visitors of Firewood Ban (June 7, 2008)

• IDNR Encourages Families to Get Outside During Great Outdoors Month this June (June 5, 2008)

• IDNR News Bits (June 2, 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

• IDNR to Improve Public Safety and Recreational Benefits at Illinois Dam (March 27, 2008)

• IDNR attempts to revitalize Mermet Lake (March 21, 2008)

• Tree City USA Communities to be Recognized at Awards Ceremony (March 20, 2008)

• 2008 Spring Trout Season Opens April 5 (March 12, 2008)

• News Bits (March 4, 2008)

• Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest entries due March 15, 2008 (March 3, 2008)

FEBRUARY 2008

• Tunnel Hill State Trail Remains Closed Due to Ice Storm Damage (February 28, 2008)

• Ferne Clyffe State Park Remains Closed Due to Ice Storm Damage (February 28, 2008)

• IDNR Announces World Famous BBQ Restaurant will Become Permanent Fixture at WSRC (February 8, 2008)

• Illinois Experiences Several Seasons in One Month (February 8, 2008)

• IDNR Urges Illinois Snowmobile Operators to Enjoy Recent Snowfall Safely (February 7, 2008)

• IDNR Addresses Recent Internet Rumors of Cougars in Illinois (February 6, 2008)

• New Bits (February 4, 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)

• 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)

• 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