Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area
| Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Alexander County, Illinois |
| Nearest city | Jonesboro, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 37°16′19″N 89°27′04″W / 37.272°N 89.451°W |
| Governing body | Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
| dnr | |
Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area is a 1,380-acre (5.6 km2) parcel of semi-protected Mississippi River bottomland habitat within Alexander County in the U.S. state of Illinois.[1]
Description
[edit]Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area is managed as public access for hunting. It is managed, coterminously with the Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area, by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources from a full-time office in nearby Jonesboro.[1] The park is made up of bottomland hardwood forest lands and wetlands. Much of the hardwood woodland is made up of former crop fields that are reverting to woodland, and much of the wetlands are shallow sloughs. IDNR reports the practice of continuous habitat management on the site.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area". dnr.illinois.gov. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area=". huntillinois.org. Hunt Illinois. Retrieved May 23, 2024.