- Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is the code department of the Illinois state government that operates the state parks and state recreation areas, enforces the fishing and game laws of Illinois, regulates Illinois coal mines, operates the Illinois State Museum system, and oversees scientific research into the soil, water, and mineral resources of the state. In 2017, the Illinois Historic Preservation Division was added to its portfolio. It is headquartered in the state capital of Springfield.
History
The former Illinois Department of Conservation was reorganized into the Illinois Department of Natural Resources by executive order in 1995. The reorganization, codified into state law by Public Act 89-50, also added functions of the former Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources and the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals to the agglomerated agency
Organization
As of 2009, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources was divided up into 16 offices and bureaus
Administration
Architecture, Engineering and Grants
Compliance, Equal Employment Opportunity and Ethics
Director
Law Enforcement
Land Management
Legal Counsel
Legislation
Mines & Minerals
Public Events, Programs & Promotions
Public Services and Education
Realty & Environmental Planning
Resource Conservation
State Museums
Water Resources
State Surveys
In 2017, parts of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, were folded in the IDNR and became the Illinois Historic Preservation Division.
Today
As of fiscal year 2006, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources had a budget of $187.1 million Its headquarters is located at 1 Natural Resources Way, Springfield, Illinois 62702, adjacent to the Illinois State Fairgrounds.
Properties
Chauncey Marsh is located in the Illinois portion of the Wabash valley. In 2022 The Nature Conservancy expanded it by purchasing a 649 acre adjacent parcel and transferring it to the IDNR.
See also
List of law enforcement agencies in Illinois
List of State Fish and Wildlife Management Agencies in the U.S.
Illinois State Parks
Notes
External links
Media related to Illinois Department of Natural Resources at Wikimedia Commons
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