Download or read book Prairie Parklands Area Assessment: Living resources written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines 1,477 square miles in northeastern Illinois that historically was open prairie with a park-like appearance of scattered trees. The area encompasses 25 subbasins along the Illinois, Des Plaines, and Kankakee rivers, of which 8 have been designated a state Resource Rich Area.