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Volo Bog State Natural Area

Parks Directory of the United States / State Parks / Illinois

Location:In northeastern Illinois, 4 miles south of Fox Lake in Lake and McHenry counties, on West Brandenburg Road.
Facilities:Visitor center with displays, restrooms, picnic area, nature trail.
Activities:Hiking, cross-country skiing, hunting, interpretive programs.
Special Features:Volo Bog was created by the melting of large blocks of ice pushed deep into the ground 12,000 years ago. Among the bog's interesting plant life are sphagnum moss, cattails, leatherleaf, and a tamarack forest.
Address:28478 W Brandenburg Rd
Ingleside, IL 60041
Phone:815-344-1294
Web: dnr.state.il.us/Lands/Landmgt/PARKS/R2/VOLOBOG.HTM
Size: 1,200 acres.
See other parks in Illinois.
Parks Directory of the United States, 5th Edition. © 2007 by Omnigraphics, Inc.
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* Celebrate International Bog Day this weekend at Volo Bog State Natural Area. The Ingleside National Natural Landmark is the only remaining open-water quaking bog in the Land of Lincoln.
* For nearly a century, the Lake County Fair has provided great family experienc
Sunday, July 28, at Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W.
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Volo Bog State Natural Area will offer a Flying WILD Educator Workshop from 9:15 a.m.
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Monday, June 17, Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W.
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Monday, June 17, at Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W.
Controlling invasive species:
Volo Bog State Natural Area and Friends of Volo Bog will host author Steven Davis to discuss his book "In Defense of Public Lands: The Case Against Privatization and Transfer" from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
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Sunday, May 19, at Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W.
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Sunday, April 28, at Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W Brandenburg Road, Ingleside.
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Days in Volo, Ringwood
--page 2--Sunday, April 28*8:00 --10:30 amUSFWS Bird bandingdemonstrations at Turner Tract Hackmatack NWR site,N545-N561County Hwy H, Genoa City, WIoPlus plenty of bird activities*12:00 Noon --4:00 pmat Volo Bog State Natural Area at 28478 W Brandenburg Rd, Ingleside, ILoActivities all afternoon longLocally, WMBD is a cooperative between the IDNR, MCCD, U.S.
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Saturday, April 20, at Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W.
Bike path open house May 1:
Pent-up gardeners with no space or passionate planters who want more are invited to a native gardener volunteer kickoff meeting and cleanup burns on Tuesday, March 26, at Volo Bog State Natural Area in Ingleside.
Stevenson honoring Roberts:
Iwanicki, natural resources education coordinator with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, can show us signs of spring at the Volo Bog State Natural Area, Moraine Hills State Park and McHenry Dam Trails.
Spring's sprigs still under winters' thumb
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