1. “Perhaps no phenomenon of life…is more
remarkable than the steady balance of
organic nature.” – Stephen A. Forbes
The nucleus for education
and research of the
Illinois River floodplain
The Emiquon Field Station
is located northwest of Havana on
Illinois State Route 78/97.
Emiquon Field Station
11316 N. Prairie Road
Lewistown, IL 61542
Phone: 217-206-7339
Website: www.uis.edu/emiquon
Michael Lemke, Ph.D., Director
Email: lemke.michael@uis.edu
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…the restoration of a
flood-pulse river ecosystem
…the Illinois River is part of one of the
world’s great, large-floodplain
river ecosystems…
…in 2007, 7,100 acres of land on the
Illinois River began to be transformed
from farmland to a natural state…
…one of the nation’s largest river
reclamation projects…
The Emiquon Field Station provides
opportunities for research and
education about this restoration.
university of illinois
at springfield
Spring
Migration
by the Numbers
Wednesday, April 29, 6:00 p.m.

2. Project Partners
The Nature Conservancy
Dickson Mounds Museum
Illinois Natural History Survey
Spoon River College
Lincolnland Community College
University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Spring Migration by the Numbers is
a public lecture and nature walk presented
at the University of Illinois at Springfield’s
Emiquon Field Station. EFS plans to
introduce this as an annual event to share
what they’re learning at Emiquon with
nature lovers of all ages.
The event will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29th, at the Field Station.
The program is free and open to the public;
reservations are not required.
The program will be led by Jim Herkert,
director of conservation science for The
Nature Conservancy.
The program will start with a presentation
and then follow with a walk on the nearby
trails. All are encouraged to wear walking/
hiking shoes and to bring binoculars.
We will explore the phenomenon of migra-
tion in birds covering things such as:
• how many species of birds migrate
through Illinois each year?
• How do birds navigate their way along
migration?
• How far do birds migrate each year?
• And how important is Emiquon as a
migratory stopover site for migrating
birds?”
The Emiquon Field Station is at The
Nature Conservancy’s Emiquon Preserve,
located between Havana and Lewistown. En-
trance to the field station is on Prairie Road,
located off Illinois Rts. 97/78, approximately
one-and-a-half miles north of the Dickson
Mounds turnoff. A sign will be posted.
Participants younger than 18 must be ac-
companied by a responsible adult and must
have their waiver signed by a parent or legal
guardian.
For more information, contact Mike
Lemke, Emiquon Field Station Director, at
lemke.michael@uis.edu or 217/206-7339.
“Emiquon is a great place to observe bird
migration because it contains a wide variety
of habitats (e.g., woodlands, prairie, and
wetlands) and therefore provides habitat for
a wide range of migratory birds and because
of its very large size which allows for very
large concentrations of birds to use the site
during their annual migrations”
—Jim Herkert
The Nature Conservancy