Fargen named IRAP Landowner of the Year
Canton Daily Ledger
SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced Fulton County conservation advocate Ron Fargen has been selected as the Illinois Recreational Access Program (IRAP) Landowner of the Year for 2020.
Nominated for his dedication to conservation, Fargen began allowing IRAP participants to hunt for turkey, deer and squirrel on his property in Fulton County in 2013. In exchange for hunter access, IRAP pays Fargen an annual lease payment, provides liability insurance, and has written a habitat management plan specific to his property. IRAP also provides technical assistance and cost-share to help him implement the management plan and effectively manage his property through prescribed burning, tree planting, brush management and related conservation efforts.
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