Department of Natural Resources regulates Illinois' conservation and outdoor recreation efforts ...

Created in 1905, the ISGS provides scientific information to government, business, and the public. Our research and service programs encompass geologic mapping, water and mineral resources, environmental and engineering geology, geochemistry, and education.

The Illinois State Water Survey web site offers many services to the public, but its primary goal is to disseminate a wide variety of water and water-use information in an array of useable formats. Almost every area of Illinois has been served by the Survey during its 100-year-plus tenure.

Download GIS data and imagery for Illinois free of charge. Available data sets and documentation (metadata) include: geology, water resources, nature preserves, wildlife areas, land use, political boundaries, roads, census information, Public Land Survey, Digital Raster Graphics (DRG) files, Digital Orthophoto Quarter (DOQ) Quadrangles, and 2000 Orthoimagery for the Des Plaines River Watershed.

The Waste Management and Research Center (WMRC) helps businesses and citizens reduce and manage solid and hazardous wastes released to air, water or land. WMRC makes its headquarters on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a division of the Office of Scientific Research and Analysis in the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. WMRC also operates offices in ...