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Jason Beverlin surveys Emiquon

Jason Beverlin surveys restoration
and reforestation at Emiquon
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Emiquon - Fast Facts

Location - Fulton County, about 40 miles southwest of Peoria and 2 miles northwest of Havana.

Size - 7,000+ acres

Archaeology - more than 149 documented archaeological sites

Animals - Eastern bluebird, river otter, muskrat, beaver, mink, raccoon and green frogs


Emiquon map
Download a map of the Emiquon preserve (0.85MB PDF)

Emiquon - Resources

Learn more about the Conservancy's work in Illinois.

Emiquon needs lots of volunteers to keep things running smoothly. Please contact Karen Tharp at ktharp@tnc.org or 866-VSN-LINE (876-5463) if you would like to volunteer.


 

Jason's Journal



Welcome to Jason’s Journal!

Jason’s Journal is a periodic update written by Jason Beverlin, Deputy Director of the Illinois River Program, to bring you the latest news about the restoration at Emiquon.

This has been an important year in the Emiquon restoration, and we are excited to share it with you. With so much restoration work underway, we have a lot to talk about!

As you know, the Conservancy has been committed to the preservation of the Illinois River for more than a decade. This commitment strengthened with the birth of Emiquon in 2000, when The Nature Conservancy purchased over 7,000 acres of farmland 30 minutes south of Peoria along the Illinois River. Since that time, we’ve been working to restore this land as a functioning floodplain.

Under the guidance of Jason Beverlin, Deputy Director of the Illinois River Program, the Emiquon restoration project boasts some tremendous accomplishments over the past year. We look forward to sharing these achievements—and many more—with you.

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