https://fpdcc.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6055030&GUID=BAE4CD53-D28F-4724-ACFA-06846F8283CCLegistar15https://fpdcc.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6055030&GUID=BAE4CD53-D28F-4724-ACFA-06846F8283CCBAE4CD53-D28F-4724-ACFA-06846F8283CC-2023-12-12-15-04-45Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE REGISTRATION OF POPLAR CREEK PRESERVE AS AN ILLINOIS LAND AND WATER RESERVE WHEREAS, on January 24, 2023, at the 243rd meeting of the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, Poplar Creek Preserve was approved for registration as an Illinois Land and Water Reserve; and WHEREAS, dedication of a site as an Illinois Land and Water Reserve provides a high level of protection for land in Illinois, and is granted only to natural areas of regional ecological or cultural significance; and WHEREAS, Poplar Creek Land and Water Reserve, commonly referred to as Carl R. Hansen Woods, is an approximately 572-acre preserve located within the larger Arthur L. Janura Preserve complex near the Village of Hoffman Estates in northwest Cook County; and WHEREAS, Poplar Creek primarily consists of reconstructed prairie, savanna, mesic woodland, and streamside fen natural communities; and WHEREAS, historically much of the site prior to acquisition by the Forest Preserves of Cook County was utilized as agricultural land interspersed with intact remnant woodlands and praTue, 12 Dec 2023 15:04:45 GMT