Illinois is starting a roughly $15 million restoration of 794 acres at Dutch Gap Forest Preserve, reversing more than a century of farm drainage to rebuild wetlands, streams, prairie and savanna
A major ecological change is beginning in northern Illinois, where conservation officials are reversing more than a century of farming changes to restore nearly 800 acres of natural land. The $15 million restoration project at Dutch Gap Forest Preserve in Antioch will remove major farm drainage systems, restore natural water flows and bring back wetlands,…