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Illinois Beach State Park

Index Illinois Beach State Park

Illinois Beach State Park is part of the Illinois state park system and is located along Lake Michigan in Winthrop Harbor, Zion, and unincorporated Benton Township in northeast Illinois. [1]

20 relations: American Civil War, Benton Township, Lake County, Illinois, Camp Logan, Illinois, Chiwaukee Prairie, Dune, Illinois, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois state parks, Lake County, Illinois, Lake Michigan, National Natural Landmark, Nature reserve, Oak savanna, Prairie, Ramsar Convention, U.S. state, United States, Wetland, Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, Zion, Illinois.

American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Benton Township, Lake County, Illinois

Benton Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and includes all of the village of Winthrop Harbor, most of the village of Beach Park, and small portions of the cities of Zion and Waukegan.

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Camp Logan, Illinois

Camp Logan, Illinois was an Illinois National Guard base and rifle range from 1892 to the early 1970s.

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Chiwaukee Prairie

Chiwaukee Prairie is a prairie in Kenosha County, Wisconsin managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and The Nature Conservancy.

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Dune

In physical geography, a dune is a hill of loose sand built by aeolian processes (wind) or the flow of water.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Illinois Department of Natural Resources

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is the code department of the Illinois state government that operates the state parks and state recreation areas, enforces the fishing and game laws of Illinois, regulates Illinois coal mines, operates the Illinois State Museum system, and oversees scientific research into the soil, water, and mineral resources of the state.

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Illinois state parks

The Illinois state park system began in 1908 with what is now Fort Massac State Park becoming the first park in a system encompassing over 60 parks and about the same number of recreational and wildlife areas.

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Lake County, Illinois

Lake County is a county in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States.

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National Natural Landmark

The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program recognizes and encourages the conservation of outstanding examples of the natural history of the United States.

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Nature reserve

A nature reserve (also called a natural reserve, bioreserve, (natural/nature) preserve, or (national/nature) conserve) is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research.

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Oak savanna

An oak savanna is a type of savanna, or lightly forested grassland, where oaks (Quercus spp.) are the dominant trees.

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Prairie

Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type.

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Ramsar Convention

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.

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U.S. state

A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Wetland

A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem.

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Winthrop Harbor, Illinois

Winthrop Harbor is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States.

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Zion, Illinois

Zion is a city in Lake County, Illinois, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Beach_State_Park

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