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Nearly one year after the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation became the first federally recognized Native American nation in Illinois, the state will transfer ownership of Shabbona Lake State Park to the Nation. The state park, located in DeKalb County, is situated on land that was illegally seized and auctioned off by the United States government […]
For many photographers, when the weather outside hits negative cold temperatures it’s a sign to stay indoors and hope that conditions improve. Angela Boehm from Saskatchewan, Canada was of the same mindset. “I found myself grumbling about yet another day I couldn’t photograph because of the biting cold — it was minus 30 degrees Celsius […]
American Prairie said Wednesday it has grown the private and public land leases it manages to more than half a million acres, “a new milestone,” with the acquisition of a property in Phillips County “that is in a priority area for the conservation organization’s mission and goals,” according to a news release from the organization. […]