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Committee on Natural Areas (Ongoing)
Recent Project Updates
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5/1/2022Ming Kuo recently contributed to an NPR piece that explored the benefits of spending time in nature, noting that getting your daily dose of nature is vital to your well-being.
Project Family
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Sustainable Landscapes Plan
- Bee Campus USA
- Benefits of a Large-Scale Prairie Experiment
- Campus Landscape Master Plan (CLMP)
- Committee on Natural Areas
- Implement Resilient Landscape Strategy
- Incorporate Sustainability Principles into Campus Master Plan [ARCHIVED]
- Preventing window-strike bird fatalities with energy efficient window decals
Associated Collections
Description
The Committee on Natural Areas is responsible for maintaining and managing University of Illinois owned properties which have been acquired to enhance environmental/ ecological research and education. The role of CNA is to provide and facilitate long-term research and teaching opportunities on University-owned properties. Sites are managed to protect both the integrity of the ecological systems and the bological research that takes place on them.
Ten University properties are currently under the direct supervision of the Committee on Natural Areas:
- Brownfield Woods
- CCDC/Collins Woods
- Funk Forest
- Hart Woods
- Nanney Research Area
- Phillips Tract
- Richter Research Area
- Rutan Research Area
- Trelease Woods
- Trelease Prairie
Project Team
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Primary Contact:
Jamie Ellis
Themes
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Project Location(s)
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