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Mackinaw River Area Volume 2 Socio-Economic Profile • Environmental Quality Archaeological Resources • Early Acccounts of the • Ecology of the Mackinaw River Area MACKINAW R AREA ASSESSMENT ':I ~£§ O(PIIATt.4ENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MACKINAW RIvER AREA ASSESSMENT VOLUME 2 Part I: Socio-Economic Profile l11inois Department ofNatural Resources Office of Realty and Environmental Planning Division ofEnergy and Environmental Assessment 524 South Second Springfield, Illinois 6270 I Part II: Environmental Quality l11inois Department ofNatural Resources Office of Scientific Research and Analysis Illinois State Water Survey, 2204 Griffith Drive, and Waste Management and Research Center, One East Hazelwood Drive Champaign, Illinois 61820 Part III: Archaeological Resources Michael D. Wiant Illinois Department ofNatural Resources Office of Scientific Research and Analysis Illinois State Museum Spring & Edward Streets Springfield, Illinois 62706 Part IV: Early Accounts of the Ecology of the Mackinaw River Area John White Ecological Services 904 South Anderson Urbana, Illinois 6180 I 800/1997 Printed by the authority ofthe State ofIllinois Other CTAP Publications The Changing Illinois Environment: Critical Trends • Summary Report • Volume 1: Air Resources • Volume 2: Water Resources • Volume 3: Ecological Resources ,. Volume 4: Earth Resources • Volume 5: Waste Generation and Management ,. Volume 6: Sources ofEnvironmental Stress • Volume 7: Bibliography Rock River Area Assessment, technical report The Rock River Country: An Inventory ofthe Region's Resources, general report Cache River Area Assessment, technical report The Cache River Basin: An Inventory ofthe Region's Resources, general report Annual Report 1995, Illinois RiverWatch Stream Monitoring Manual, Illinois RiverWatch PLAN-IT EARTH, Flowing Waters Module PLAN-IT EARTH, Forest Module ForestMonitoring Manual, Illinois ForestWatch Illinois Land Cover, An Atlas, plus CD-ROM Inventory ofEcologically Resource-Rich Areas in Illinois Illinois Geographic Information System, CD-ROM of digital geospatial data All CTAP and Ecosystems Program documents are available from the DNR Clearinghouse at (217) 78Il-7498 or TDD (217) 7811-9175. They are also available on the World Wide Web at http://dnr.state,il.us/ctap/ctaphome.htm, or http://dnr.state,i1.us/c2000/manage/partner.htm, as well as on the EcoForum Bulletin Board at I (800) 528-5486 or (217) 78Il-8447. For more information about CTAP, call (217) 524-0500 or e-mail [email protected]; for inforination on the Ecosystems Program call (217) 78Il-7940 or e-mail at [email protected]. ii About This Report The Mackinaw River Area Assessment examines an area situated along the Mackinaw River in the central part ofIllinois. Because significant natural community and species diversity is found in the area, it has been designated a state Resource Rich Area. This report is part ofa series ofreports on Illinois Resource Rich Areas where a public­ private partnership has been formed. These assessments provide information on the natural and human resources of the areas as a basis for managing and improving their ecosystems. The determination ofresource rich areas and development ofecosystem-based information and management programs in Illinois are the result ofthree processes -- the Critical Trends Assessment Program, the Conservation Congress, and the Water Resources and Land Use Priorities Task Force. Background The Critical Trends Assessment Program (CTAP) documents changes in ecological conditions. In 1994, using existing information, the program provided a baseline of ecological conditions. I Three conclusions were drawn from the baseline investigation: I. the emission and discharge of regulated pollutants over the past 20 years has declined, in some cases dramatically, 2. existing data suggest that the condition of natural ecosystems in Illinois is rapidly declining as a result of fragmentation and continued stress, and 3. data designed to .monitor compliance with environmental regulations or the status of individual species are not sufficient to assess ecosystem health statewide. Based on these findings, CTAP has begun to develop methods to systematically monitor ecological conditions and provide information for ecosystem-based management. Five components make up this effort: 1. identifY resource rich areas, 2. conduct regional assessments, 3. publish an atlas and inventory ofIllinois landcover, 4. train volunteers to collect ecological indicator data, and . 5. develop an educational science curriculum which incorporates data collection 1 See The Changing l/Iinois Environment: Critical Trends, summary report and volumes 1-7. iii At the same time that CTAP was publishing its baseline findings, the Illinois Conservation Congress and the Water Resources and Land Use Priorities Task Force were presenting their respective findings. These groups agreed with the CTAP conclusion that the state's ecosystems were declining. Better stewardship was needed, and they determined that a voluntary, incentive-based, grassroots approach would be the most appropriate, one that recognized the inter-relatedness ofeconomic development and natural resource protection and enhancement. From the three initiatives was born Conservation 2000, a six-year program to begin reversing ecosystem degradation, primarily through the Ecosystems Program, a cooperative process of public-private partnerships that are intended to merge natural resource stewardship with economic and recreational development. To achieve this goal, the program will provide financial incentives and technical assistance to private landowners. The Rock River and Cache River were designated as the first Ecosystem Partnership areas. At the same time, CTAP identified 30 Resource Rich Areas (RRAs) throughout the state. In RRAs where Ecosystem Partnerships have been formed, CTAP is providing an assessment of the area, drawing from ecological and socio-economic databases to give an overview ofthe region's resources -- geologic, edaphic, hydrologic, biotic, and socio-economic. Although several ofthe analyses are somewhat restricted by spatial and/or temporal limitations ofthe data, they help to identify information gaps and additional opportunities and constraints to establishing long-term monitoring programs in the partnership areas. The Mackinaw River Assessment The Mackinaw River begins near Sibley in Ford County and runs west to meet the lllinois River south ofPekin, Illinois. The boundaries ofthe Mackinaw River Area Assessment, as well as the Mackinaw River Ecosystem Partnership area, coincide with the boundaries ofthe Mackinaw River Basin. This area is situated along the roughly 125-mile river in the counties of Tazewell, McLean, and Woodford, with small sections in Mason, Livingston, and Ford counties. The Basin has 15 subbasins (identified by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency) which cover approximately 1,138 me (728,495 acres). The land in the Panther Creek and the "middle" Mackinaw River subbasins, an area totaling 124,740 acres, was designated a state "Resource Rich Area" because it contains significant natural community diversity. The Mackinaw River Ecosystem Partnership was subsequently formed around this core area ofhigh quality ecological resources. This assessment is comprised oftwo volumes. In Volume 1, Land Cover Inventory provides an overview of the land cover in the region; Geology discusses the geology, soils, and minerals in the assessment area; Water Resources discusses the surface and groundwater resources; and Living Resources describes the natural vegetation communities and the fauna ofthe region. In Volume 2, the Socio-Economic Profile discusses the demographics, infrastructure, and economy ofthe area, focusing on the three counties with the greatest amount ofland in iv t 1 S08IIe 1:2700000 Dr.ln.go bllline from 1:24000 .cal. WIIter.hod bound.rle••• dfSUneatl!ld by the U.S.O.s. Water Re'DUrC8a OMidDn. Major Drainage Basins of Illinois and Location of the Mackinaw River Basin Scale 1:528000 I o ~ 10 HiM... I ! o Ii '0 1$ 2Q Itlom\!l.' r I F""'"""F' F""""""""'""""; Subbasins in the Mackinaw River Basin. Subbasin boundaries depicted are those determined by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. the watershed area -- McLean, Tazewell and Woodford counties; Environmental Quality discusses air and water quality, and hazardous and toxic waste generation and management in the area; Archaeological Resources identifies and assesses the archaeological sites, ranging from the Paleoindian Prehistoric (B.C. 10,000) to the Historic (A.D. 1650), known in the assessment watershed; and Early Accounts ofthe Ecology ofthe Mackinaw River Area describes the ecology ofthe area as recorded by historical writings ofexplorers, pioneers, early visitors and early historians. vii Table of Contents Part I: Socio-Economic Profile Summary '" 1-1 Demographic Trends 1-3 Health Trends 1-19 The Regional Economy 1-31 Agriculture 1-47 Outdoor Recreation 1-57 Transportation Infrastructure 1-65 Property Taxes 1-81 References 1-95 Part II: Environmental Quality Air Quality 2-1 I Water Quality 2-7 ·1 Hazardous and Toxic Waste Generation and Management 2-17 1 References 2-33 1 1 Appendix A-I I Part III: Archaeological Resources Introduction 3-1 Archaeological Resources ofthe Mackinaw Watershed 3-5 References 3-31 Part IV: Early Accounts of the Ecology of the Mackinaw River Area Introduction 4-1 Mackinaw River 4-1 Prairies and Groves 4-8 Springs 4-29 Early Farming 4-30 Prairie Fires 4-38 Fauna 4-42 Weather Extremes
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