. Conservation 2000 : six-year report. Illinois. Dept. of Natural Resources; Critical Trends Assessment Program; Ecosystem management; Water conservation; Water quality management; Watersheds; Conservation of natural resources. A rare habitat achieves international recognition "Because it harbors such a rich collection of biologically significant natural communities, the Cache River basin has earned state, federal, and international recognition. In 1996 UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, added the Cache River and Cypress Creek wetlands to it's l
. Conservation 2000 : six-year report. Illinois. Dept. of Natural Resources; Critical Trends Assessment Program; Ecosystem management; Water conservation; Water quality management; Watersheds; Conservation of natural resources. A rare habitat achieves international recognition "Because it harbors such a rich collection of biologically significant natural communities, the Cache River basin has earned state, federal, and international recognition. In 1996 UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, added the Cache River and Cypress Creek wetlands to it's list of 15 "Wetlands of International Importance" because of their crucial role in sustaining waterfowl and shorebirds that use the Mississippi jlyway. The des- ignation—which imposes neither restrictions on the use of the wetland nor obliga- tions on their owners—puts the Cache River and Cypress Creek wetlands into the same class as more famous Wetland systems such as the Florida Ever- glades and the Okefenokee Swamp. The Cache River basin lies at the crossroads of continental climate zones — the "biological midpoint of North ; Scientists have classified the conti- nental into distinct physiographic provinces according to bedrock, soils, terrain and the plant and animal communities that have made their homes in them. The Cache River basin is one of only six areas in the where four or more of these physiographic regions overlap. ". Heron Pond. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illinois. Dept. of Natural Resources. [Springfield, Ill. ] : Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources
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