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Boone County Conservation District

Boone County is one of the smaller counties of Illinois, bordering Winnebago, McHenry, and DeKalb Counties and the state of Wisconsin. Where it is lacking in size (only 281 square miles, about 1/2 that of Winnebago) it makes up for in good birding habitat and conservation efforts.

The Boone County Conservation District has created and maintained several excellent preserves, most notable the Kishwaukee Bottoms area and Spencer Park Conservation Area. Unfortunately, like too many counties, their website is not very informative.

Boone County has some excellent birding opportunites, including the virtually unknown Flora Prairie Nature Preserve and nearly anywhere along the Kishwaukee River. In fact, the Kishwaukee River corridor is a project we’ve been trying to get going. This river is one of the few “good” rivers left in northern Illinois.

Full list of Boone County Conservation Areas including map.

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