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'''Wildlife Prairie Park''', officially dedicated as '''Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie Park''', is located in [[Peoria County, Illinois]], in central Illinois, about {{convert|10|mi}} west of downtown [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]]. The park contains wildlife native to Illinois, in a natural environment. |
'''Wildlife Prairie Park''', officially dedicated as '''Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie Park''', is located in [[Peoria County, Illinois]], in central Illinois, about {{convert|10|mi}} west of downtown [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]]. The park contains wildlife native to Illinois, in a natural environment. Protects the nature of the land of [[United States]]. In the year nineteen seventy seven the park was open to the public. A railroad facility is also here for the visitors. Total of one thousand and seven hundred acre of area is allotted for the wildlife park. Norewood is the nearest city. |
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Attractions include multiple playgrounds, the Wildlife Prairie Park Railroad, an Adventure Trek tour that drives through the bison and elk pasture, a sculpture walk, and animals native to Illinois including white bison, a wolf, bears, otters, bobcats, coyotes, eagles, and more. Recreational opportunities at the park include hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking, and an 18-hole championship-level disc golf course. Years before environmental protection was common practice, many of the man-made features of the park were built manually and with recycled materials to minimize the impact on the environment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park {{!}} Oh, Ranger! |url=https://www.ohranger.com/il/hazel-bill-rutherford-wildlife-prairie |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=www.ohranger.com}}</ref> Recycled materials include the bricks in the patio near the Visitor Center and at the Train Depot, the old whiskey barrels used as refuse containers, the re-sawn timbers in the buildings and the many telephone poles used in the gates and bridges throughout the Park. Many of the bridges and habitats were built by hand. This practice extended to on-site lodging, where guests are able to stay overnight in converted Santa Fe Train Cabooses and former grain bins. On-site lodging also includes newer cabins with porches facing the bison and elk pasture, one-room log cabins, and rooms with patios facing Caboose Lake. |
Attractions include multiple playgrounds, the Wildlife Prairie Park Railroad, an Adventure Trek tour that drives through the bison and elk pasture, a sculpture walk, and animals native to Illinois including white bison, a wolf, bears, otters, bobcats, coyotes, eagles, and more. Recreational opportunities at the park include hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking, and an 18-hole championship-level disc golf course. Years before environmental protection was common practice, many of the man-made features of the park were built manually and with recycled materials to minimize the impact on the environment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park {{!}} Oh, Ranger! |url=https://www.ohranger.com/il/hazel-bill-rutherford-wildlife-prairie |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=www.ohranger.com}}</ref> Recycled materials include the bricks in the patio near the Visitor Center and at the Train Depot, the old whiskey barrels used as refuse containers, the re-sawn timbers in the buildings and the many telephone poles used in the gates and bridges throughout the Park. Many of the bridges and habitats were built by hand. This practice extended to on-site lodging, where guests are able to stay overnight in converted Santa Fe Train Cabooses and former grain bins. On-site lodging also includes newer cabins with porches facing the bison and elk pasture, one-room log cabins, and rooms with patios facing Caboose Lake. |
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 Bison and rolling prairie near observation deck | |
  Location in Illinois  Location in United States | |
| Location | Peoria County, Illinois |
| Nearest city | Norwood, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 40°44′N 89°44′W / 40.733°N 89.733°W |
| Area | 1,700 acres (6.9 km2)[citation needed] |
| Designation | 3826 N Taylor Rd Hanna City, IL 61536 |
| Owner | Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park |
| Website | wildlifeprairiepark |
Wildlife Prairie Park, officially dedicated as Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie Park, is located in Peoria County, Illinois, in central Illinois, about 10 miles (16 km) west of downtown Peoria. The park contains wildlife native to Illinois, in a natural environment. Protects the nature of the land of United States. In the year nineteen seventy seven the park was open to the public. A railroad facility is also here for the visitors. Total of one thousand and seven hundred acre of area is allotted for the wildlife park. Norewood is the nearest city.
Attractions include multiple playgrounds, the Wildlife Prairie Park Railroad, an Adventure Trek tour that drives through the bison and elk pasture, a sculpture walk, and animals native to Illinois including white bison, a wolf, bears, otters, bobcats, coyotes, eagles, and more. Recreational opportunities at the park include hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking, and an 18-hole championship-level disc golf course. Years before environmental protection was common practice, many of the man-made features of the park were built manually and with recycled materials to minimize the impact on the environment.[1] Recycled materials include the bricks in the patio near the Visitor Center and at the Train Depot, the old whiskey barrels used as refuse containers, the re-sawn timbers in the buildings and the many telephone poles used in the gates and bridges throughout the Park. Many of the bridges and habitats were built by hand. This practice extended to on-site lodging, where guests are able to stay overnight in converted Santa Fe Train Cabooses and former grain bins. On-site lodging also includes newer cabins with porches facing the bison and elk pasture, one-room log cabins, and rooms with patios facing Caboose Lake.
The land was first obtained by the Forest Park Foundation in the late 1960s, and Wildlife Prairie Park first opened to the public in September 1977, permanently opening in 1978.[2] It was transferred from private foundation ownership to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and renamed Wildlife Prairie State Park in 2001. In May 2013, the park was signed back over to private ownership, to be transferred to a group of community members who called themselves Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park.[3][4] The land was officially regained in 2014.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Hazel & Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park | Oh, Ranger!". www.ohranger.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- ^ "The History". Hanna City, Illinois: Wildlife Prairie Park. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ^ Wildlife Prairie Park Facebook post, May 11, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ "An Act concerning property." (P.A. 98-0013), approved May 13, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
https://wildlifeprairiepark.org/our-story/
External links
- Wildlife Prairie Park — official website
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