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June 25, 2024

Illinois lawmakers’ push to reinstate wetland protection fails to advance

Among the bills that did not pass the Illinois General Assembly during its spring session is a piece of legislation that sought to restore protections for wetlands stripped last year in a United States Supreme Court decision. In May 2023, federal protections for wetlands were gutted, weakening Clean Water Act protections for millions of acres of wetlands across the U.S.
Illinois Senate Bill 771, the Wetlands Protection Act, would have reinstated those protections in the state. The measure passed in committee, but failed to make it to the chamber floors of the General Assembly. The bill will be considered again during the veto session this fall.

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Illinois Mixed Bag: DNR seeking help with turkey brood surveys

DNR is looking for volunteer citizen scientists to assist with wild turkey brood surveys to aid biologists in monitoring turkey population trends and reproductive success. Participants are asked to report young turkeys, adult females, and adult males with every observation, as well as the county and date of the observation during June, July, and August.

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Ralph Loos: It’s now illegal to “interact” with bears in Illinois as they continue to make appearances in the state

Suspicions that black bears are headed our way once again – Illinois has become somewhat of a summertime destination for the wandering species – means I wasn’t really surprised when the following question landed in my inbox on June 20.

Isn’t it now illegal to interact with bears?
While it sounds like a silly email, there actually is a new state law that “prohibits anyone to allow any member of the public to come into direct contact with a bear.”

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Lake Durant: Camping and fishing in New York’s central Adirondacks

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is in charge of the state-owned campgrounds in the Catskills and Adirondacks. Among them are a handful that are scattered upon lakes from Old Forge to Blue Mountain Lake in the central Adirondacks.
One of those is on Lake Durant, just three miles east of the hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake.

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