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Articles
A Study of Natural and Restored Wetland Hydrology, U.S. Geological Survey
Chicago Journal; A Mudflow Rolls to a City That Couldn't Be Happier, Monica Davey
Conservation 2000, Cindy Johnston, J. R. Black, John McKee, John Sommerhof, Judy Roby, Liz Jones, Rick Rudey, and Tracy Evans
HOW MUCH SAND AND SEDIMENT IS IN THE KANKAKEE RIVER SYSTEM?, Kankakee River Basin Commission
ILLINOIS RECREATIONAL ACCESS PROGRAM APPLICATION, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
ILLINOIS RECREATIONAL ACCESS PROGRAM [funded], Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Kankakee County Greenways and Trails Plan 2009, Kankakee County Regional Planning Department
Mud-to Parks Project Begins in Illinois River, American City and County Administrator
New Hope for Illinois Rivers, John Husar
NIAA Newsletter, NIAA
State scientist paints bleak river sedimentation picture, Bill Byrns
The Kankaee River Basin Partnership, R.A. Schultz and J. Mick
Books
Geology of the Kankakee River System in Kankakee County, Illinois, David L. Gross and Richard C. Berg
Step-By-Step Guide to Conducting a Social Profile for Watershed Planning, Karyn K. McDermaid and Daniel C. Barnstable
Conference Proceedings
Illinois River: Responsible Management for the New Millennium, Illinois River Resource Management and Aledia M. Strawn
Emails
email to Debbie Bruce about Kinder Morgan gas line installation along Rt. 113, J.R. Black
Maps
Existing Conditions Map, Kankakee River Working Group
Existing Conditions Map, Kankakee River Working Group
Grand Kankakee Marsh National Wildlife Refuge Focus Area, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Important Farmlands: Kankakee County, Illinois, U.S Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service
Kankakee County [State & Federal Conservation Reserve Program CREP enrollments], Kankakee River Basin Partnership
Kankakee [land cover], No author listed
Kankakee River Project (Map), Nani Bhowmik and Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Kankakee River Project: Map of Momence and Kankakee, Nani G. Bhowmik, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and C-2000 Project
Kankakee Valley Park District's Riverfront Parks Master Plan, Land Resource Management Group
Land Cover Of Illinois in the Early 1800s, Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Illinois Natural History Survey
Map of the Kankakee Valley in Lake, Newton, and part of Jasper Counties, Indiana, M.J. Ahlgrim of Shelby Ind.
State Line Bridge and Vicinity Existing Land Use and Planning Map, Kankakee River Working Group
Trim Creek Watershed Planning Areas: Green Infrastructure, Openlands Project
Trim Creek Watershed Planning Areas: Natural Resource Inventory, Openlands Project
News Articles
Ethanol plant delays distilling distrust, Marc Chase
Illinois strategy showcases collaborative efforts to reduce nutrient loads to Illinois rivers and streams, RiverBender.com
Too little, too late: Not enough enough food in Great Lakes to support Asian carp?, Sea Grant Illinois-Indiana
Photographs
Aerial photo: Populated Area of the Kankakee River Poster, J.R. Black
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
River Bank of the Kankakee River [Poster], no author listed
Rural Area of the Kankakee River [Poster], No known author
Letters
Letters from the Illinois State Water Survey on the Kankakee River Project., Nani Bhowmik
Letter to Cliff Cross, J.R. Black
Presentations
A Pictorial Overview of the Kankakee river in Illinois and Indiana, Nani Bhowmik, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and Erin Bauer
Comments On Budget Cuts & There Effect ON The IDNR, J.R. Black
General Information for ___ - speech, J.R. Black
KANKAKEE RIVER BASIN AND PARTNERSHIP [speaker's notes], J.R. Black
Kankakee River Basin Partnership, J.R. Black
Kankakee River Basin Partnership Stewardship Plan [Highlights on posterboard], Kankakee River Basin Partnership
Meeting introduction, J.R. Black
PRESENTATION KANKAKEE AREA SPORTSMAN'S CLUBS, J.R. Black
State and Federal Government Programs which are directed at the Kankakee River Basin Poster, Kankakee River Basin Partnership
THE KANKAKEE RIVER GENERAL PHYSICAL AND HISTORICAL CHARACTERISTICS, J.R. Black