Pileated Woodpecker building nest at Rock Springs Nature Center, Decatur, Illinois
A male pileated woodpecker builds a nest at Rock Springs Conservation Area and Nature Center, Decatur, Illinois, in January 2012. Watch as Jeff Tish, program director, narrates the action which can be viewed from inside the Rock Spring Nature Center via the Window on Wildlife -- a huge picture window that looks out onto a wooded area with numerous bird feeders. Rock Springs Nature Center is part of the Macon County Conservation District.
River Trail, Rock Springs Decatur IL
this is a 4 mile loop hiking trail at Rock Springs, near Decatur Il. It was rated difficult, and although challenging, I'd say Moderate is more likely. Was Oct 6, 2016 but still 85F out.
0.103-acre Property in Decatur, IL! Build Your Home Here!
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One of the best places to live in Illinois is in Decatur! Good thing we have a 0.10-acre property here for sale! This property is situated in E Center St with beautiful houses in the neighborhood. No need to go farther as there are lots of shops, stores and restaurants in the area.
Some of the best places you can go to in Decatur are Scovill Zoo if you want to see animals, especially the pink flamingos; the Children's Museum of Illinois; Rock Springs Conservation Area; the Decatur Park District; and more. These are the best places to have some fun, learn and relax.
The city of Chicago is only 3 hours drive from the property. Chicago is a melting pot for those who are looking for a city where they can have some fun and relaxation. The famous United Center which is an indoor arena is situated here. And of course a lot more!
Indeed, this property is for you! Contact us now to learn more about this awesome offer!
Property Details:
County: Macon County. IL
Size: 0.103 Acre
Terrain: Flat
Access: Paved Road
Property Zone: Residential
Is the property buildable? Yes, Single Family
RV’s: Not allowed in the property
Mobile Homes: Modular homes are allowed.
Camping: Not allowed in the property
HOA: Not part of HOA
Electric: City Power
Sewer: Septic would need to be installed
Water: City Water
Taxes: $0
Elevation: 686 ft.
Center GPS Coordinates: 39.856495, -88.950930
GPS Coordinates
39.856644, -88.950819
39.856646, -88.950964
39.856332, -88.950954
39.856334, -88.950810
Flood Zone: No
Area Attractions:
Chevrolet Hall of Fame Museum -4.3 miles
Lake Decatur- 3.5 miles
Rock Springs Conservation Area & Nature Center- 6.5 miles
Sand Creek Conservation Area- 5.3 miles
Overlook Adventure Park - 2.6 miles
Phillips 66 - 0.3 mile
Land of Lincoln Credit Union - 0.2 mile
Family Dollar - 0.3 mile
Tennessee Meat Market - 0.7 mile
Decatur Plaza - 0.6 mile
Grand discount and pizza - 0.3 mile
Dr. Julius Bailey - Project Eight - 0.4 miles
Paul's Confectionery Inc - 0.7 mile
First Church of God - 0.8 mile
Hess Park - 0.6 mile
St. Teresa High School - 2.0 miles
Refer someone who buys land from us and we will pay a referral fee!!
Disclaimer: We have not been to this property. Everything we know is in this ad. No warranties are stated or implied. Land is being sold as is. Buyer is responsible for doing all due diligence and verifying accessibility, utilities, build-ability and all other information contained herein prior to purchase.
Pileated Woodpecker Carving a Nest Hole
Male pileated woodpecker carving a nest hole at Rock Springs Conservation Area, Decatur, IL. Rock Springs is part of the Macon County Conservation District based in Decatur, IL.
Glacial Park Conservation Area
Fuzzy Monkey's visit to Glacial Park Conservation Area. Join Fuzzy Monkey as he highlights the features of McHenry County Conservation District's Glacial Park. Follow as we hike through marsh, savannas, glacial kames and other interesting features of this park. Music by Kevin Macleod; Funk Game loop and Soveregin. Thanks for watching.
Heartland Highways Episode 902
Heartland Highways is all about nature in this episode. Well, nature centers that is! Featured places include the Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon, Ill., Ballard Nature Center near Altamont, Ill., Anita Purves Nature Center in Urbana, Ill., and the Rock Springs Conservation Area and Nature Center in Decatur, Ill.
Emily Park (Skokie, IL)
© (2012) Photographs by Vicki Polin
Music by Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now
When I was in grade school I went to camp at Emily Park (which is now known as Emily Oaks Nature Center). I have so many found memories of my time here. One includes learning to row a boat, or shoot an arrow with a bow. I also learned the words to the song both sides now when I was around 7 or 8. We were always told not to go swimming in the lagoon since it was packed with leaches.
Emily Park also had one of those secret paths only kids who grew up in Skokie knew about. We would cut over the train tracks to go to Oakton Bowl or Oakton Park.
I'm so amazed at how different this park is now. It used to be an open field with three campfire rings. Now it's like a jungle. The wildlife is unreal. It's hard to believe this is the same park that I wandered in back in the 1960s and 70s.
Fourth of July
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The Bigfoot Stories You've Never Heard #WeirdDarkness
I KNOW THE MUSIC IS TOO LOUD. Unfortunately I had to learn that after I'd already posted this and it had been up for a while. My other videos do not have the same problem.
SOURCE: Cabinet of Curiosities by Troy Taylor:
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This episode is a collaboration with my friends and Haunting Stories. I’ll be telling you about Bigfoot – and over at Haunting Stories they’ve posted another video, with me narrating a continuation of this regarding the Minnesota Iceman! Be sure to check out their video right after you watch this one! This is Weird Darkness – where you’ll find creepypastas, ghost stories, unsolved mysteries, crytptids like Bigfoot, and other stories of the strange and bizarre. Feel free to share your own creepy story at WeirdDarkness.com, I might use it in a future episode! Now.. sit back, turn down the lights, and come with me into the Weird Darkness!
It all started with a bunch of footprints at a construction site. Or at least the modern-day fascination with “Bigfoot” did. Stories of hairy giants in the woods and wandering “wild men” had been a part of American lore for nearly two centuries by the time the nickname “Bigfoot” was coined in the late 1950s. But it was then, with the advent of television and the modern media, that chasing down giants in the woods became a national craze.
It was the spring of 1957 and a road construction project was underway near Bluff Creek in northern California. The project was run by a contractor named Ray Wallace and his brother, Wilbur. They hired thirty men that summer to work on the project and by late in the season, Wilbur Wallace reported that something had been throwing around some metal oil drums at the work site. When winter arrived that year, cold weather brought the work to a halt, even though only ten miles of road had been completed.
In early spring 1958, some odd tracks were discovered near the Mad River close to Korbel, California. Some of the locals believed they were bear tracks. As it happened, this was close to another work site that was managed by the Wallace brothers.
Later on that spring, work started up again on the road near Bluff Creek. A number of new men were hired, including Jerry Crew, who drove more than two hours each weekend so he could be home with his family. Ten more miles of road were constructed, angling up across the face of a nearby mountain. On August 3, 1958, Wilbur Wallace stated that something threw a seven-hundred-pound spare tire to the bottom of a deep gully near the work site. This incident was reported later in the month, after the discovery of the footprints.
On August 27, Jerry Crew arrived for work early in the morning and found giant, manlike footprints pressed into the dirt all around his bulldozer. He was at first upset by the discovery, thinking that someone was playing a practical joke on him, but then he decided to report what he found to Wilbur Wallace. At this point, the footprints had not been made public. That occurred on September 21, when Mrs. Jess Bemis, the wife of one of the Bluff Creek work crew, wrote a letter to Andrew Genzoli, the editor of a local newspaper. Genzoli published her husband's Big Foot story and caught the attention of others in the area. One of these was Betty Allen, a newspaper reporter who suggested in a late September column that plaster casts should be made of the footprints. She had already talked to local Native Americans and interviewed residents about hairy giants in the area. She convinced Genzoli to run other stories and letters about Bigfoot. This would be the beginning of a story that would capture the imagination of America.
On October 1 and 2, Jerry Crew discovered more tracks, very similar to the first ones. In response to the new discovery, two workers quit and Wilbur Wallace allegedly introduced his brother Ray to the situation for the first time, bringing him out to show him the tracks. On the day after the last tracks were found, Jerry Crew made plaster casts of the footprints, with help from his friend Bob Titmus and reporter Betty Allen. He was irritated that people were making fun of him and wanted to offer the casts as evidence that he wasn’t making the whole thing up. On October 5, Andrew Genzoli published his now-famous story about Bigfoot. It was picked up worldwide by the wire services, and soon the term was being used in general conversation.
Illinois Stories | 1912 Barn | WSEC-TV/PBS Springfield
This century old gem in Niantic has been transformed into an educational and entertainment facility.
Fireworks at Downtown Nashville 4th of July 2013 2/9
Heartland Highways Episode 901
Join Co-Hosts Lori Casey and Kate Pleasant as they take you on a journey through what's in store on Season 9. From nature centers to a Santa Claus Club and everything in between, you'll get a behind-the-scenes look at all the stories for this season.
At Issue #2712 Rehabbing Raptors
While raptors do not have any natural predators, they nonetheless face a shrinking habitat, causing them problems. Only 20% of raptors make it to adulthood, primarily because of starvation. Others are injured by vehicles, flying into glass, etc. So the Illinois Raptor Center in Decatur provides rehabilitation for eagles, hawks, falcons, owls and other raptors that are injured or otherwise incapacitated, with the intent, where possible, to return the birds to the wild. This At Issue program discusses the rehabilitation services and the educational programs offered at the Illinois Raptor Center, shows a live broad-tailed hawk, and describes the features of raptors, including talons, wings and beaks.
Guests:
Jacques Nuzzo - Program Director, Illinois Raptor Center
Jane Seitz - Executive Director, Illinois Raptor Center
Skow - A Broad-Winged Hawk
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An Experimental Case Study for Soil Health
Presented by C. Wayne Honeycutt, Ph.D., Deputy Chief, USDA NRCS Science and Technology, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Honeycutt served as a Research Soil Scientist for 14 years and a Research Leader for 10 years at the USDA-ARS New England Plant, Soil, and Water Laboratory where he led and conducted interdisciplinary research on nutrient cycling and sustainable cropping systems.
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To enhance adoption of soil health management systems, it is important that soil health benefits be demonstrated with statistically rigorous research. Join the webinar to learn about an experimental case study where improving soil health increased crop yield as much as supplemental irrigation.
Potato yield in Maine has remained relatively constant for over 50 years, despite increased nutrient and pesticide inputs. To identify what was limiting productivity, cropping systems were designed and implemented to reduce one or more potential constraints to productivity. Status Quo, Soil Conserving, Soil Improving, and Disease Suppressive cropping systems were established and evaluated under both rainfed and irrigated management for their impacts on plant growth and yield, soil chemical-physical-biological properties, tuber diseases, soilborne diseases, foliar diseases, economics, and their interactions.
Learn about the effects of the cropping systems on soil properties, how plant growth and yield responded to changes in soil health, and how management systems that improve soil health can reduce supplemental water needs.
Mammoth Cave National Park | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Mammoth Cave National Park
00:01:08 1 Limestone labyrinth
00:04:06 2 Visiting
00:05:08 3 History
00:05:17 3.1 Prehistory
00:08:29 3.2 Earliest written history
00:11:05 3.3 19th century
00:15:32 3.4 Early 20th century: The Kentucky Cave Wars
00:20:02 3.5 The national park movement (1926–1941)
00:22:01 3.6 Birth of the national park (1941)
00:22:45 3.7 The longest cave (1954–1972)
00:25:54 3.8 Flint–Mammoth connection (1972)
00:27:55 3.9 Recent discoveries
00:30:02 3.9.1 Related and nearby caves
00:31:05 4 Biology and ecosystem
00:32:47 5 Name
00:33:18 6 Cultural references
00:35:37 7 Park superintendents
00:35:49 8 See also
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- Socrates
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Mammoth Cave National Park is an American national park in central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system known in the world. Since the 1972 unification of Mammoth Cave with the even-longer system under Flint Ridge to the north, the official name of the system has been the Mammoth–Flint Ridge Cave System. The park was established as a national park on July 1, 1941, a World Heritage Site on October 27, 1981, and an international Biosphere Reserve on September 26, 1990.
The park's 52,830 acres (21,380 ha) are located primarily in Edmonson County, with small areas extending eastward into Hart and Barren counties. The Green River runs through the park, with a tributary called the Nolin River feeding into the Green just inside the park. Mammoth Cave is the world's longest known cave system with more than 400 miles (640 km) of surveyed passageways, which is nearly twice as long as the second-longest cave system, Mexico's Sac Actun underwater cave.
Norcross at Milton 2014
Norcross at Milton