“Perhaps no phenomenon of life…is moreremarkable than the steady balance of organic nature.” – Stephen A. Forbes

The nucleus for educationand research of the Illinois River floodplain

The Emiquon Field Station is located northwest of Havana on

Illinois State Route 78/97.

Emiquon Field Station11316 N. Prairie RoadLewistown, IL 61542

Phone: 217-206-7339Website: www.uis.edu/emiquon

Michael Lemke, Ph.D., DirectorEmail: lemke.michael@uis.edu

Printed by Authority of the State of Illinois 3.08-2000-45218

…the restoration of a flood-pulse river ecosystem

…the Illinois River is part of one of theworld’s great, large-floodplain

river ecosystems…

…in 2007, 7,100 acres of land on theIllinois River began to be transformed

from farmland to a natural state…

…one of the nation’s largest river reclamation projects…

The Emiquon Field Station provides opportunities for research and

education about this restoration.

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Spring Migration

by the NumbersWednesday, April 29, 6:00 p.m.

Project Partners

The Nature Conservancy Dickson Mounds Museum Illinois Natural History Survey Spoon River College Lincolnland Community College University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Spring Migration by the Numbers is a public lecture and nature walk presented at the University of Illinois at Springfield’s Emiquon Field Station. EFS plans to introduce this as an annual event to share what they’re learning at Emiquon with nature lovers of all ages. The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 29th, at the Field Station. The program is free and open to the public; reservations are not required. The program will be led by Jim Herkert, director of conservation science for The Nature Conservancy. The program will start with a presentation and then follow with a walk on the nearby trails. All are encouraged to wear walking/hiking shoes and to bring binoculars.

Spring Migration

by the Numbers

We will explore the phenomenon of migra-tion in birds covering things such as:

• how many species of birds migrate through Illinois each year?

• How do birds navigate their way along migration?

• How far do birds migrate each year?

• And how important is Emiquon as a migratory stopover site for migrating birds?”

The Emiquon Field Station is at The Nature Conservancy’s Emiquon Preserve, located between Havana and Lewistown. En-trance to the field station is on Prairie Road, located off Illinois Rts. 97/78, approximately one-and-a-half miles north of the Dickson Mounds turnoff. A sign will be posted. Participants younger than 18 must be ac-companied by a responsible adult and must have their waiver signed by a parent or legal guardian. For more information, contact Mike Lemke, Emiquon Field Station Director, at lemke.michael@uis.edu or 217/206-7339.

“Emiquon is a great place to observe bird migration because it contains a wide variety of habitats (e.g., woodlands, prairie, and wetlands) and therefore provides habitat for a wide range of migratory birds and because of its very large size which allows for very large concentrations of birds to use the site during their annual migrations”

—Jim HerkertThe Nature Conservancy