Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Department of Natural Resources
Department overview
Jurisdiction	Illinois
Department executive	Colleen Callahan, Director of Natural Resources;
Website	dnr.illinois.gov

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is the code department^[1]^[2] 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. In 2017, the Illinois Historic Preservation Division was added to its portfolio. It is headquartered in the state capital of Springfield.

History

The former Illinois Department of Conservation was reorganized into the Illinois Department of Natural Resources by executive order in 1995. The reorganization, codified into state law by Public Act 89-50, also added functions of the former Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources and the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals to the agglomerated agency ^[3]

Organization

As of 2009, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources was divided up into 16 offices and bureaus ^[4]

Administration
Architecture, Engineering and Grants
Compliance, Equal Employment Opportunity and Ethics
Director
Law Enforcement
Land Management
Legal Counsel
Legislation
Mines & Minerals
Public Events, Programs & Promotions
Public Services and Education
Realty & Environmental Planning
Resource Conservation
State Museums
Water Resources
State Surveys

In 2017, parts of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, were folded in the IDNR and became the Illinois Historic Preservation Division.

Today

As of fiscal year 2006, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources had a budget of $187.1 million ^[5] Its headquarters is located at 1 Natural Resources Way, Springfield, Illinois 62702, adjacent to the Illinois State Fairgrounds.^[6]

Properties

Chauncey Marsh is located in the Illinois portion of the Wabash valley. In 2022 The Nature Conservancy expanded it by purchasing a 649 acre adjacent parcel and transferring it to the IDNR.^[7]

Notes

^ Uphoff, Judy Lee (2012). "The Governor and the Executive Branch". In Lind, Nancy S.; Rankin, Erik (eds.). Governing Illinois: Your Connection to State and Local Government (PDF) (4th ed.). Center Publications, Center for State Policy and Leadership, University of Illinois Springfield. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-0-938943-28-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
^ 20 ILCS 5/5-15
^ 20 ILCS 801/1-5 (Illinois Compiled Statutes).
^ Illinois DNR Archived 2006-10-11 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Illinois Blue Book: 2005-2006, page 249.
^ Illinois DNR Archived 2006-10-14 at the Wayback Machine.
^ New Acquisitions Grow Prairie Habitat at Nachusa Grasslands Illinois Conservation Results Report 2022 Page 9 Published April 2023 by The Nature Conservancy

External links

Media related to Illinois Department of Natural Resources at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

[Lind2012ch5-1] Uphoff, Judy Lee (2012). "The Governor and the Executive Branch". In Lind, Nancy S.; Rankin, Erik (eds.). Governing Illinois: Your Connection to State and Local Government (PDF) (4th ed.). Center Publications, Center for State Policy and Leadership, University of Illinois Springfield. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-0-938943-28-0. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2014-08-10.

[2] 20 ILCS 5/5-15

[3] 20 ILCS 801/1-5 (Illinois Compiled Statutes).

[4] Illinois DNR Archived 2006-10-11 at the Wayback Machine.

[5] Illinois Blue Book: 2005-2006, page 249.

[6] Illinois DNR Archived 2006-10-14 at the Wayback Machine.

[tnc2022report-7] New Acquisitions Grow Prairie Habitat at Nachusa Grasslands Illinois Conservation Results Report 2022 Page 9 Published April 2023 by The Nature Conservancy

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