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This collection may contain some unique items, which will be digitized by staff at Benner Library, in addition to links to items in Mr. Black's papers which already had a online version.
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Submissions from 2020
Aerial View of the Kankakee River, J.R. Black
Elk's Country Club and Lodge Aerial Photo and Plat of Survey, Meece Gingerich Gereaux and Associates and Mark J. Schierholz
Four-Photo Poster of the Kankakee River, J.R. Black
Grand Kankakee Marsh National Wildlife Refuge Focus Area, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation 2000 Ecosystem Partnership Contacts, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation 2000 Ecosystem Partnerships, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Mud to Parks, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Kankakee, Unknown
Kankakee County, Kankakee River Basin Partnership
Kankakee River Basin Partnership Stewardship Plan Posters, Kankakee River Basin Partnership
Kankakee River Project (Map), Nani Bhowmik and Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Kankakee River Working Group Existing Conditions, Kankakee River Working Group
Kankakee River Working Group Existing Conditions Map, Kankakee River Working Group
Kankakee Sediment Proposal, Unknown
Populated Area of the Kankakee River Poster, J.R. Black
Reclaiming Trim Creek: Managing growth and protecting resources in the Kankakee River Watershed, Metropolitan Planning Council, Campaign for Sustainable Growth, and Openlands Project
River Bank of the Kankakee River Poster, J.R. Black
Rural Area of the Kankakee River Poster, J.R. Black
State and Federal Government Programs which are directed at the Kankakee River Basin Poster, Kankakee River Basin Partnership
Submissions from 2017
Illinois strategy showcases collaborative efforts to reduce nutrient loads to Illinois rivers and streams, RiverBend.com
Submissions from 2011
Ethanol plant delays distilling distrust, Marc Chase
Illinois Recreational Access Program, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Submissions from 2010
FSA/IDNR Annouce Expansion of Illinois Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, Chris McCloud and Januari Smith
Too little, too late: Not enough enough food in Great Lakes to support Asian carp?, Sea Grant Illinois-Indiana
Submissions from 2009
Before the Well Runs Dry: Ensuring Sustainable Water Supplies for Illinois, Metropolitan Planning Council
Kankakee County Greenways and Trails Plan 2009, Kankakee County Regional Planning Department
The Condition of the Illinois Water Resources 1999, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water
Submissions from 2008
Biological Stream Ratings, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Submissions from 2007
Illinois River Basin Restoration Comprehensive Plan With Integrated Environmental Assessment, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Outdoor Illinois Conservation 2000: April 2007, Cindy Johnston, J. R. Black, John McKee, John Sommerhof, Judy Roby, Liz Jones, Rick Rudey, and Tracy Evans
Submissions from 2006
Kankakee Valley Park District Riverfront Parks Master Plan, Land Resource Management Group
State Line Bridge, HistoricBridges.org
State Line Bridge and Vicinity Existing Land Use and Planning Map, Kankakee River Working Group
Trim Creek Watershed Planning Areas (Green Infrastructure), Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Metropolitan Planning Council, Openlands Project, and Campaign for Sensible Growth
Trim Creek Watershed Planning Areas (Natural Resource Inventory), Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Metropolitan Planning Council, Openlands Project, and Campaign for Sensible Growth
Submissions from 2005
Bank Erosion Survey of the Main Stem of the Kankakee River in Illinois and Indiana, Nani G. Bhowmik, Misganaw Demissie, David Soong, Erin Bauer, William C. Bogner, and Jim Slowikowski
Submissions from 2004
Chicago Journal; A Mudflow Rolls to a City That Couldn't Be Happier, Monica Davey
Illinois River Coordinating Council Minutes of Thursday, September 23, 2004 Meeting Wildlife Prairie State Park, Peoria, Illinois River Coordinating Council
Lake of the Woods, Marshall County, Indiana Watershed Management Plan, D. J. Case and Associates and JFNew
Mud-to Parks Project Begins in Illinois River, American City and County
Submissions from 2003
Anthropogenic Constituents in Shallow Ground Water in the Upper Illinois River Basin, William S. Morrow
Land Cover Of Illinois in the Early 1800's, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Illinois Natural History Survey
Submissions from 2001
Iroquois River Watershed Restoration Action Strategy, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
River Geometry, Bank Erosion, and Sand Bars within the Main Stem of the Kankakee River in Illinois and Indiana, Nani G. Bhowmik and Misganaw Demissie
Step-By-Step Guide to Conducting a Social Profile for Watershed Planning, Karyn K. McDermaid and Daniel C. Barnstable
Submissions from 2000
A Pictorial Overview of the Kankakee river in Illinois and Indiana, Nani Bhowmik, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and Erin Bauer
Illinois State Water Survey Map of Momence and Kankakee, Illinois State Water Survey
Kankakee River Basin in Illinois: Hydraulics, Hydrology, River Geometry, and Sand Bars, Nani Bhowmik and Misganaw Demissie
Letters from the Illinois State Water Survey on the Kankakee River Project., Nani Bhowmik
State scientist paints bleak river sedimentation picture, Bill Byrns
Submissions from 1999
1999 Governor's Conference on the Management of the Illinois River System, Illinois River Resource Management
A Study of Natural and Restored Wetland Hydrology, U.S. Geological Survey
Submissions from 1998
Kankakee River Area Access Volume 3: Living Resources, William G. Ruesink, Daniel K. Niven, Timothy J. S. Whitefeld, Katherine J. Hunter, Liane B. Suloway, Steven R. Hill, John B. Taft, Connie J. Carrol, Scott K. Robinson, Steven D. Bailey, Joyce E. Hoffman, Edward J. Heske, Christopher A. Phillips, John K. Bouseman, Larry M. Page, Kevin S. Cummings, Christine A. Mayer, Mark J. Wetzel, Donald W. Webb, and Illinois Department of Natural Resources; Office of Scientific Research and Analysis
Kankakee River Area Assessment Volume 1: Geology, Myrna M. Killey, William W. Shilts, C. Pius Weibel, Lisa R. Smith, Michael L. Barnhardt, Donald E. Luman, Edward C. Smith, Daniel C. Barnstable, Christopher A. Gehard, and Timothy H. Larson
Kankakee River Area Assessment Volume 2: Water Resources, Nani G. Bhowmik, Robert Sinclair, Mark Varner, Christopher Wellner, Sarah Hibbeler, Becky Howard, H. Vernon Knapp, Michael Miller, Liane Suloway, Laura Keefer, James Angel, Wayne Armstrong, Gana Ramamurthy, Kennith Nichols, Misganaw Demissie, Renji Xia, William Bogner, Kennith Hilinka, John Blomberg, Kay Charles, Thomas Holm, and Illinois Department of Natural Resources; Office of Scientific Research and Analysis
Kankakee River Area Assessment Volume 4: Socio-Economic Profile; Environmental Quality; Archaeological Resources, Illinois Department of Natural Resources; Office of Scientific Research and Analysis
Kankakee River Area Assessment Volume 5: Early Accounts of the Ecology of the Kankakee River Area, Illinois Department of Natural Resources; Office of Scientific Research and Analysis
Lakes in the Kankakee/Iroquois River Watersheds, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water
New Hope for Illinois Rivers, John Husar
Submissions from 1997
Changes in Cross-Section Geometry and Channel Volume in Two Reaches of the Kankakee River in Illinois 1959-94, Paul J. Terrio and John E. Nazimak
Changes in Cross-Section Geometry and Channel Volume in Two Reaches of the Kankakee River in Illinois, 1959-94, Paul J. Terrio and John E. Nazimek
Suspended-Sediment Budget for the Kankakee River Basin, 1993-95, Robert H. Holmes Jr.
Submissions from 1996
Inventory of Resource Rich Areas in Illinois: An Evaluation of Ecological Resources, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Liane Suloway, Mark Joselyn, Patrick W. Brown, Center for Wildlife Ecology, and Illinois Natural History Survey
Submissions from 1995
Dendrogeomorphic Estimate of Changed in Sedimentation Along the Kankakee River Near Momence, Illinois, Richard L. Phipps, Gary P. Johnson, and Paul J. Terrio
Submissions from 1994
Wetland Resources of Illinois: An Analysis and Atlas, Liane Suloway and Marvin Hubbell
Submissions from 1993
Surface-Water-Quality assessment of the Upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin: Data on Manmade Nonagricultural Volatile and Semivolatile Organic Chemicals in Water, May 1988 Through March 1990, Faith A. Fitzpatrick and John A. Colman
Water Resources and Land Use Priorities Task Force Report, Illinois Department of Agriculture and Illinois Department of Conservation
Submissions from 1991
USGS Proposal Sedimentation of the Kankakee River in Illinois, US Geological Survey
Submissions from 1989
Regional assessment of the ground-water resources in eastern Kankakee and northern Iroquois counties, Stuart J. Cravens, Steven D. Wilson, and Robert C. Barry
Submissions from 1981
Geology of the Kankakee River System in Kankakee County, Illinois, David L. Gross and Richard C. Berg
Sediment Tranport and Hydraulics of Flow in the Kankakee River, Illinois - Phase II, Nani Bhowmik and William C. Bogner
The Kankakee River Yesterday and Today, J. Loreena Ivens, Allison R. Brigham, Nani Bhowmik, David L. Gross, Illinois State Water Survey, Illinois State Natural History Survey, Illinois State Geological Survey, and Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Submissions from 1980
Hydraulics of Flow and Sediment Tansport in the Kankakee River in Illinois, Nani Bhowmik, Allen P. Bonini, William C. Bogner, and Richard P. Byrne
Kankakee County, Illinois Important Farmlands, U.S Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service
Navigability Determination of the Kankakee River, Richard L. Harris and United States Army Corp, North Central Division, Corps of Engineers
Submissions from 1940
Kankakee River Preservation Association: Report to District Engineer U.S. Engineer Office, Neil Metclaf
Submissions from 1909
A Report Upon the Drainage of Agricultural Lands in the Kankakee River Valley, Indiana, United States Department of Agriculture, Morton H. Downey, and William David Pence
Submissions from 1900
Map of the Kankakee Valley in Lake Newton and part of Jasper Counties Indiana, M.J. Ahlgrim Shelby Ind.