Land near Allerton Park to remain untouched after state buys it
By Paul Wood
Saturday August 16, 2008
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The state has purchased 151 acres of forest land near Allerton Park in Monticello and will use it for habitat protection and outdoor recreation.
MONTICELLO – The state has bought 151 acres of forest near Allerton Park and intends to do essentially nothing with it – to the benefit of hunters, canoeists and wildlife.
The University of Illinois hadn't been doing anything with it, either, keeping one of the few woodland remnants in Piatt County in much the same condition as longtime owner Robert Allerton did. (Six acres of it have been farmed).
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