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Emiquon: Bringing a River Floodplain Back to Life

The Nature Conservancy’s Emiquon Preserve is a prime example of successful river floodplain restoration. Learn more about the history of the

Excerpt from this Nature Conservancy story:

The Nature Conservancy’s Emiquon Preserve is a prime example of successful river floodplain restoration, providing habitat for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds and a nursery for fish and other species. Over the past 25 years, TNC has returned this former farmland back into the resource rich habitat it is today for nature and the surrounding communities. TNC is the latest in a long line of Emiquon caretakers—archaeologist’s estimate that it has supported more than 600 generations of civilization. Watch this video to learn more about the history of the Emiquon Preserve and TNC’s role in its conservation.

As he stands on the bank at TNC’s Emiquon Preserve in the heart of the Illinois River Valley, Michael Reuter takes in the thrum of life at dawn.  “What a morning this is—it's just full of life,” Reuter, TNC’s Midwest division director, says. “The thriving energy of a place like this, all of the organisms, the plants, the animals, the bugs, the birds. The decisions that we make right here directly impact that for not only us, but future generations and for all the plants and animals that depend on it as well.

In 2000, TNC stepped up to a bold, risky purchase to restore the Emiquon Preserve into a productive wetland. It is one of the largest wetland restorations that have happened in the United States. The Emiquon Preserve is now a Ramsar-dedicated Wetland of International Significance.

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Scenes at Starved Rock State Park

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Come listen to the to river

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East Peoria Fire Department, IL

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Freshwater mussels of the Illinois River.