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Footprints on the Land Trail

8 Stops
1h
1km
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Tour Overview

Land is the basis for human culture. For thousands of years, people have been connected to the land on which they live. Humans have always had the means to alter the landscape to fit their needs, and conversely, the land impacts and shapes human culture.

This trail explores the changes that have taken place in both human culture and natural landscapes through history, and how they are related.

Begin your walk behind the Nature Center and look for the blue 'footprint' directional trail markers. Make sure that your phone's location alerts are turned on as you walk the trail.

Stops

  1. Stop 1: Nurturing the Land - Harvesting Beauty

  2. Stop 2: The First People

  3. Stop 3: Fire Shapes the Landscape

  4. Stop 4: Illinois' First Farmers & Traders

  5. Stop 5: Trading Wildlife for Wealth

  6. Stop 6: Green Pastures, Fenced Fields

  7. Stop 7: From Marshlands to Croplands

  8. Stop 8: The Plow & the Prairie

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