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ONE GOOD PLACE TO VIEW WILDLIFE ESPECIALLY THE BIRDS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS IN
VIEW WILDLIFE ESPECIALLY THE BIRDS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS IN THE CITY.
BIRDS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS IN THE CITY. AS WE DISCOVERED AT THE FOREST
THE CITY. AS WE DISCOVERED AT THE FOREST PARK NATURE CENTER IN PEORIA
AS WE DISCOVERED AT THE FOREST PARK NATURE CENTER IN PEORIA HEIGHTS.
FOREST PARK NATURE CENTER IS 540-ACRE DEDICATED ILLINOIS STATE NATURE PRESERVE.
540-ACRE DEDICATED ILLINOIS STATE NATURE PRESERVE. IT IS MANAGED BY THE PEORIA PARK
STATE NATURE PRESERVE. IT IS MANAGED BY THE PEORIA PARK DISTRICT.
IT IS MANAGED BY THE PEORIA PARK DISTRICT. HALF OWNED BY FOREST PARK
DISTRICT. HALF OWNED BY FOREST PARK FOUNDATION, A JOINT VENTURE
HALF OWNED BY FOREST PARK FOUNDATION, A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THE PEORIA PARK DISTRICT
FOUNDATION, A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THE PEORIA PARK DISTRICT AND PRIVATE CORPORATION, FOREST
BETWEEN THE PEORIA PARK DISTRICT AND PRIVATE CORPORATION, FOREST PARK FOUNDATION.
AND PRIVATE CORPORATION, FOREST PARK FOUNDATION. THERE ARE SEVEN MILES OF HIKE
PARK FOUNDATION. THERE ARE SEVEN MILES OF HIKE BEING TRAIL.
THERE ARE SEVEN MILES OF HIKE BEING TRAIL. SOME OF THE BEST HABITAT FOR
BEING TRAIL. SOME OF THE BEST HABITAT FOR NATIVE SPECIES OF ANIMALS THAT
SOME OF THE BEST HABITAT FOR NATIVE SPECIES OF ANIMALS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS PART OF THE
NATIVE SPECIES OF ANIMALS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS PART OF THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS.
YEAH, IT IS A RED BELLIED WOODPECKER OF WE ARE LUCKY WE HAVE ALL THE WOODPECKERS THAT
WOODPECKER OF WE ARE LUCKY WE HAVE ALL THE WOODPECKERS THAT WILL NEST IN ILLINOIS, DO NEST
HAVE ALL THE WOODPECKERS THAT WILL NEST IN ILLINOIS, DO NEST IN THE PARK.
WILL NEST IN ILLINOIS, DO NEST IN THE PARK. WE HAVE -- WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
IN THE PARK. WE HAVE -- WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE YELL HE BELLIED SAP SUCKER,
WE HAVE -- WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE YELL HE BELLIED SAP SUCKER, ALL SPECIES DO NEST HERE IN THE
THE YELL HE BELLIED SAP SUCKER, ALL SPECIES DO NEST HERE IN THE PARK.
ALL SPECIES DO NEST HERE IN THE PARK. ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN
PARK. ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO VIEW BIRDS,
ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO VIEW BIRDS, WE HAVE OVER 140 SPECIES OF
CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO VIEW BIRDS, WE HAVE OVER 140 SPECIES OF BIRDS THAT USE THE PARK
WE HAVE OVER 140 SPECIES OF BIRDS THAT USE THE PARK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
BIRDS THAT USE THE PARK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ON A GOOD MORNING, SPECIALLY
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ON A GOOD MORNING, SPECIALLY DURING MIGRATION IN MAYOR IN
ON A GOOD MORNING, SPECIALLY DURING MIGRATION IN MAYOR IN FALL MIGRATION IN OCTOBER OR
DURING MIGRATION IN MAYOR IN FALL MIGRATION IN OCTOBER OR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, YOU CAN
FALL MIGRATION IN OCTOBER OR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, YOU CAN SEE OVER A HUNDRED SPECIES IN A
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, YOU CAN SEE OVER A HUNDRED SPECIES IN A DAY.
SEE OVER A HUNDRED SPECIES IN A DAY. YEAH, WE HAVE GOT AN AREA WE
DAY. YEAH, WE HAVE GOT AN AREA WE HAVE SET UP BIRD FEEDERS.
YEAH, WE HAVE GOT AN AREA WE HAVE SET UP BIRD FEEDERS. IT IS LONG ESTABLISHED BIRD
HAVE SET UP BIRD FEEDERS. IT IS LONG ESTABLISHED BIRD FEEDING STATION.
IT IS LONG ESTABLISHED BIRD FEEDING STATION. WE ALSO HAVE INDOOR ROOM THAT
FEEDING STATION. WE ALSO HAVE INDOOR ROOM THAT FOLKS IN THE WINTERTIME DON'T
WE ALSO HAVE INDOOR ROOM THAT FOLKS IN THE WINTERTIME DON'T WANT TO BRAVE THE ELEMENTS CAN
FOLKS IN THE WINTERTIME DON'T WANT TO BRAVE THE ELEMENTS CAN VIEW THE BIRDS FROM AND A LOT OF
WANT TO BRAVE THE ELEMENTS CAN VIEW THE BIRDS FROM AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT SPECIES OF BIRDS COME
VIEW THE BIRDS FROM AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT SPECIES OF BIRDS COME INTO THE FEEDER STATION ALL
DIFFERENT SPECIES OF BIRDS COME INTO THE FEEDER STATION ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
INTO THE FEEDER STATION ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. >>
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES THIS FOREST AN INTERESTING FOREST IS THE DERSITY OF OAK
THIS FOREST AN INTERESTING FOREST IS THE DERSITY OF OAK SPECIES WE HAVE.
FOREST IS THE DERSITY OF OAK SPECIES WE HAVE. THERE IS A T O DIFFERENT
SPECIES WE HAVE. THERE IS A T O DIFFERENT SPECIES OF OAK, WHITE OAK, BUR
THERE IS A T O DIFFERENT SPECIES OF OAK, WHITE OAK, BUR OAK, RED OAK.
SPECIES OF OAK, WHITE OAK, BUR OAK, RED OAK. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPECIES,
OAK, RED OAK. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPECIES, IF YOU LOOK AT THE WHITE OAK,
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPECIES, IF YOU LOOK AT THE WHITE OAK, PATCHY GRAY BARK, THE BURROW HAS
IF YOU LOOK AT THE WHITE OAK, PATCHY GRAY BARK, THE BURROW HAS A VERY THICK DEEPLY FURROWED
PATCHY GRAY BARK, THE BURROW HAS A VERY THICK DEEPLY FURROWED CORKY BARK, RED HAS FURROWED
A VERY THICK DEEPLY FURROWED CORKY BARK, RED HAS FURROWED BARK, BUT THE FURROWS ARE A BIT
CORKY BARK, RED HAS FURROWED BARK, BUT THE FURROWS ARE A BIT TIGHTER.
BARK, BUT THE FURROWS ARE A BIT TIGHTER. NOS AS CORKY.
TIGHTER. NOS AS CORKY. MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE
NOS AS CORKY. MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE ILLINOIS HAS SOME OF THE MOST
MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE ILLINOIS HAS SOME OF THE MOST DIVERSE OAK WOODS IN THE WORLD
ILLINOIS HAS SOME OF THE MOST DIVERSE OAK WOODS IN THE WORLD SECOND TO MEXICO.
DIVERSE OAK WOODS IN THE WORLD SECOND TO MEXICO. ILLINOIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
SECOND TO MEXICO. ILLINOIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DIVERSITY GROUNDS FOR DIFFERENT
ILLINOIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DIVERSITY GROUNDS FOR DIFFERENT SPECIES OF OAK TREES.
DIVERSITY GROUNDS FOR DIFFERENT SPECIES OF OAK TREES. THERE IS 540 ACRES OF PARKLAND
SPECIES OF OAK TREES. THERE IS 540 ACRES OF PARKLAND IN FOREST PARK NATURE CENTER.
THERE IS 540 ACRES OF PARKLAND IN FOREST PARK NATURE CENTER. MAJORITY OF THAT IS WOOD LANDS
IN FOREST PARK NATURE CENTER. MAJORITY OF THAT IS WOOD LANDS LIKE THIS.
MAJORITY OF THAT IS WOOD LANDS LIKE THIS. WE HAVE ALSO GLACIAL DRIFT HILL
LIKE THIS. WE HAVE ALSO GLACIAL DRIFT HILL PRAIRIES AND TALL GRASS PRAIRIE
WE HAVE ALSO GLACIAL DRIFT HILL PRAIRIES AND TALL GRASS PRAIRIE RESTORATIONS.
PRAIRIES AND TALL GRASS PRAIRIE RESTORATIONS. >>
WHAT WE ARE SEEING NOW IS BROAD WING HAWK. THEY DO NEST HERE IN THE PARK.
WING HAWK. THEY DO NEST HERE IN THE PARK. THEY JUST STARTED NESTING AGAIN.
THEY DO NEST HERE IN THE PARK. THEY JUST STARTED NESTING AGAIN. THEY WERE SPECIES OF HAWK THAT
THEY JUST STARTED NESTING AGAIN. THEY WERE SPECIES OF HAWK THAT WE THOUGHT WAS PRETTY MUCH GONE
THEY WERE SPECIES OF HAWK THAT WE THOUGHT WAS PRETTY MUCH GONE FROM THIS STATE.
WE THOUGHT WAS PRETTY MUCH GONE FROM THIS STATE. THEY REALLY SUFFERED FROM
FROM THIS STATE. THEY REALLY SUFFERED FROM EGGSHELL THINNING FROM DDT.
THEY REALLY SUFFERED FROM EGGSHELL THINNING FROM DDT. AND NOW THEY ARE MAKING A BIG
EGGSHELL THINNING FROM DDT. AND NOW THEY ARE MAKING A BIG COME-BACK.
AND NOW THEY ARE MAKING A BIG COME-BACK. OH, HE IS BEING HAMPERED A
COME-BACK. OH, HE IS BEING HAMPERED A LITTLE BIT THERE.
OH, HE IS BEING HAMPERED A LITTLE BIT THERE. HE HAS ANOTHER HAWK COMING IN.
LITTLE BIT THERE. HE HAS ANOTHER HAWK COMING IN. HE DOESN'T LIKE HIM MUSCLING IN
HE HAS ANOTHER HAWK COMING IN. HE DOESN'T LIKE HIM MUSCLING IN ON HIS HIS TERRITORY.
HE DOESN'T LIKE HIM MUSCLING IN ON HIS HIS TERRITORY. THE SMALLER HAWK IS SHARP
ON HIS HIS TERRITORY. THE SMALLER HAWK IS SHARP CHINNED OR A COOPERS, ABOUT THE
THE SMALLER HAWK IS SHARP CHINNED OR A COOPERS, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SHARP CHINNED HAWK.
THE INTERPRETIVE CENTER HAS A MUSEUM AND INFORMATION ON A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE
MUSEUM AND INFORMATION ON A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE OUT HERE AT THE PARK.
OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL SEE OUT HERE AT THE PARK. ALSO HAVE WHAT FLOWERS ARE
OUT HERE AT THE PARK. ALSO HAVE WHAT FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING, WHAT BIRDS ARE
ALSO HAVE WHAT FLOWERS ARE BLOOMING, WHAT BIRDS ARE MIGRATING THROUGH.
BLOOMING, WHAT BIRDS ARE MIGRATING THROUGH. WE HAVE 80,000 VISITORS A YEAR
MIGRATING THROUGH. WE HAVE 80,000 VISITORS A YEAR AT THE PARK, AND 30,000 ARE
WE HAVE 80,000 VISITORS A YEAR AT THE PARK, AND 30,000 ARE PROGRAM ATTENDEES. WE DO
AT THE PARK, AND 30,000 ARE PROGRAM ATTENDEES. WE DO PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS, FOR SCOUT
PROGRAM ATTENDEES. WE DO PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS, FOR SCOUT GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, CLUBS.
PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS, FOR SCOUT GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, CLUBS. WE ALSO DO A LOT OF PROGRAMMING
GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS, CLUBS. WE ALSO DO A LOT OF PROGRAMMING FOR THE PUBLIC.
WE ALSO DO A LOT OF PROGRAMMING FOR THE PUBLIC. PARKS THIS SIZE, FOR A TOWN OUR
FOR THE PUBLIC. PARKS THIS SIZE, FOR A TOWN OUR SIZE, ARE A RARE COMMODITY.
PARKS THIS SIZE, FOR A TOWN OUR SIZE, ARE A RARE COMMODITY. MOST NATURE CENTERS THAT YOU SEE
SIZE, ARE A RARE COMMODITY. MOST NATURE CENTERS THAT YOU SEE FOR CITIES THE SIZE OF PEORIA
MOST NATURE CENTERS THAT YOU SEE FOR CITIES THE SIZE OF PEORIA ARE RATHER SMALL.
FOR CITIES THE SIZE OF PEORIA ARE RATHER SMALL. THIS ONE DOES OFFER A LOT OF
ARE RATHER SMALL. THIS ONE DOES OFFER A LOT OF AREA TO GET OUT AND WALK.
THIS ONE DOES OFFER A LOT OF AREA TO GET OUT AND WALK. MOST PEOPLE WHEN YOU SAY
AREA TO GET OUT AND WALK. MOST PEOPLE WHEN YOU SAY ILLINOIS, THEY THINK FLAT AND
MOST PEOPLE WHEN YOU SAY ILLINOIS, THEY THINK FLAT AND CORNFIELDS.
ILLINOIS, THEY THINK FLAT AND CORNFIELDS. BUT HERE IN PEORIA, WE HAVE A
CORNFIELDS. BUT HERE IN PEORIA, WE HAVE A GLACIAL MORRAIN, AND WE HAVE A
BUT HERE IN PEORIA, WE HAVE A GLACIAL MORRAIN, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF HILLS HERE.
GLACIAL MORRAIN, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF HILLS HERE. WHEN YOU WALK FROM HERE UP TO
LOT OF HILLS HERE. WHEN YOU WALK FROM HERE UP TO GRANDVIEW DRIVE, IT IS 250-FOOT
WHEN YOU WALK FROM HERE UP TO GRANDVIEW DRIVE, IT IS 250-FOOT CHANGE IN ELEVATION.
GRANDVIEW DRIVE, IT IS 250-FOOT CHANGE IN ELEVATION. DO THAT A COUPLE TIMES, AND YOU
CHANGE IN ELEVATION. DO THAT A COUPLE TIMES, AND YOU GET UP THERE AND THE VIEW IS
DO THAT A COUPLE TIMES, AND YOU GET UP THERE AND THE VIEW IS TREMENDOUS UP AND DOWN THE
GET UP THERE AND THE VIEW IS TREMENDOUS UP AND DOWN THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY.
TREMENDOUS UP AND DOWN THE ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. IT IS JUST GORGEOUS.
ILLINOIS RIVER VALLEY. IT IS JUST GORGEOUS. >>
WE ARE TOLD PEORIA HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST PARK DISTRICTS PER CAPITA IN THE NATION AND HAS
THE LARGEST PARK DISTRICTS PER CAPITA IN THE NATION AND HAS 8,000 ACRES OF WHICH 5,000 ARE
CAPITA IN THE NATION AND HAS 8,000 ACRES OF WHICH 5,000 ARE MAINTAINED AS A NATURAL HABITAT.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PROGRAMS OFFERED AT THE FOREST PARK NATURE CENTER CALL(309)686-3360.