Wildlife Refuge Gets Federal OK
Chicago Tribune2012-08-17: Federal authorities have authorized the development of a national wildlife refuge on 11,200 acres that straddle the Illinois-Wisconsin border — a project conservationists have sought for years. About 85 percent of potential land acquisition for the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge has been identified in Illinois, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokeswoman said. The Hackmatack refuge, whose name comes from a Native American word for the tamarack tree, will not be officially… more »
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