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PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Department: Resource Management
Other Part(ies): Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Springfield, Illinois and the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission, Springfield, Illinois
Request: Authorization to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (“IDNR”) and the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission (“INPC”)
Goods or Services: Coordination of joint ecological management activities on 114 acres of land owned by the IDNR and the Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”) at Wolf Road Prairie.
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: 1/22/2019 - 1/21/2024, with one (1) five-year extension option to be executed at the discretion of the General Superintendent
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
District(s): 17
Summary: The Forest Preserves previously entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) with the IDNR and the INPC for the purpose of cooperatively managing and connecting parcels that are independently owned by each agency in an effort to preserve, conserve, and manage the natural resources at Wolf Road Prairie.
The IDNR owns 58 acres of land within Wolf Road Prairie and the Forest Preserves own an additional 56 acres, 80 acres of which have been dedicated as an Illinois State Nature Preserve under the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act (525 ILCS 30). The IGA will allow the Forest Preserves and IDNR to continue to manage the parcels jointly and provide for a more efficient land management process.
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