Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

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United States National Grassland protected area restoration ecology site tallgrass prairie

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is a large restored tallgrass prairie and protected natural area in northeastern Illinois managed by the U.S. Forest Service for conservation, recreation, and habitat preservation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States National Grassland ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
restoration ecology site ⓘ
tallgrass prairie ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
established 1996 ⓘ
establishedBy Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody U.S. Forest Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasActivity bicycling ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
hasEcosystemType prairie pothole ⓘ
savanna ⓘ
tallgrass prairie ⓘ
wetland ⓘ
hasFauna American bison NERFINISHED ⓘ
grassland birds ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
hasFlora Indian grass NERFINISHED ⓘ
big bluestem ⓘ
switchgrass ⓘ
hasTrailType equestrian trails ⓘ
hiking trails ⓘ
multi-use trails ⓘ
IUCNCategory VI ⓘ
locatedIn Illinois ⓘ
Will County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion northeastern Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Joliet, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnFormerSiteOf Joliet Army Ammunition Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy U.S. Forest Service ⓘ
surface form: United States Forest Service
nearestCity Joliet, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
partOf National Forest System NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. National Grasslands system NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryUse conservation ⓘ
environmental education ⓘ
habitat restoration ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
purpose preserve biodiversity ⓘ
protect wildlife habitat ⓘ
provide public recreation ⓘ
restore tallgrass prairie ecosystem ⓘ
reintroducedSpecies American bison NERFINISHED ⓘ
native prairie plants ⓘ
state Illinois ⓘ

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