This study was undertaken to determine whether use of recovered sediment as a growth media for garden vegetables promotes the bioaccumulation of undesirable elements in plant tissues. Five plant species, bean, broccoli, carrot, pepper, and tomato, were grown in pots containing either dewatered, aged sediment or a reference soil. Plant growth, development, and yield in the two soils were quantified. Edible and vegetative tissues from the plants were analyzed for 19 elements, including environmentally-important heavy metals and metalloids. Some plants grown in sediment showed a greater biomass and yield as compared to the Ag soil. Elemental analysis of the tissues revealed that only Zn and Mo were elements that were significantly greater in sediment-grown plants on a consistent basis.
A total of 2,896 potential Illinois waterfowl hunters returned questionnaires for the 2004-2005 Illinois Waterfowl Hunter Survey, for a 63% response rate. Of those, 2,419 reported they purchased a 2004-2005 Illinois Migratory Waterfowl Stamp, and 2,117 stamp purchasers (87.5%) actually hunted waterfowl. An estimated 54,803 Illinois waterfowl hunters spent 1,083,910 days afield during the 2004-2005 season, and harvested 494,775 waterfowl. September teal hunters (n = 8,097) spent 23,928 days afield and harvested 8,463 teal. Regular season duck and coot harvest, by species, was 207,982 mallards, 44,725 wood ducks, and 116,951 other ducks. Hunters harvested 13,587 Canada geese during the 2004 September season. During the regular goose season, 37,189 hunters spent 345,279 days afield and harvested 81,859 Canada geese and 8,231 other geese. We evaluated hunter behavior and attitudes related to waterfowl hunting, with a particular emphasis on duck season dates and duck hunting.
A total of 3,117 (66%) Illinois waterfowl hunters responded to the 2001-2002 Illinois Waterfowl Hunter Survey. Hunters reported spending 1,337,297 days afield, an increase of 20% from the 1,115,076 days expended during the 2000-2001 license year. The waterfowl harvest decreased 1.7% from 708,092 during 2000-2001 to 695,790 during 2001-2002. Duck harvest estimates were as follows: 305,180 mallards, 61,515 wood ducks, 167,883 other ducks, and 534,578 total ducks. A total of 36,013 teal were harvested during the early (September) teal season. Goose hunters harvested 64,907 Canada geese during the regular Canada goose season.
The State v. Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse THIRD DIVISION December 6, 2006 No. 1-05-3824 THE STATE ex rel. BEELER, SCHAD AND DIAMOND, P.C., Plaintiff, v. BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY WAREHOUSE CORPORATION and BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY DIRECT CORPORATION, Defendants-Appellees (The State of Illinois, Appellee; Beeler, Schad and Diamond, P.C., Appellant). Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County Honorable Ronald F. Bartkowicz, Judge Presiding.
A stratified random sample of 894 persons who purchased a 2001 resident Illinois trapping license was surveyed after the furbearer trapping season. The U.S. Postal Service successfully reached 858 of the licensees, 619 (72%) of whom returned usable questionnaires. Trapping license sales increased 25% from 2000 (2,126 licenses) to 2001 (2,668 licenses). Trappers had traps set for an average of 29.8 days during the 2001-2002 season, and they harvested an estimated 184,562 furbearers (up 91% from the 96,480 harvested in 2000-2001). Data are provided for temporal distribution of trapping activities, types of traps used, participation in trapper education programs, sources of furbearer and trapping information, and fur hunting by trappers. The opinions of trappers as to changes in furbearer populations are also presented, as is a profile of personal characteristics of trappers.
People v. Higginbotham No. 3--04-0827 Filed December 6, 2006. IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS THIRD DISTRICT A.D., 2006 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GLEN R. HIGGINBOTHAM, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County, Illinois No. 99--CF--862 Honorable Gerald R. Kinney, Judge, Presiding.
A stratified random sample of 770 persons who purchased a 2002 resident Illinois trapping license was surveyed after the furbearer trapping season. The U.S. Postal Service successfully reached 741 of the licensees, 551 (74%) of whom returned usable questionnaires. Trapping license sales increased 15% from 2001 (2,668 licenses) to 2002 (3,073 licenses). Trappers had traps set for an average of 28.1 days during the 2002-2003 season, and they harvested an estimated 193,072 furbearers (up 5% from the 184,562 harvested in 2001-2002). Data are provided for temporal distribution of trapping activities.
A total of 2,703 (59%) potential Illinois waterfowl hunters returned questionnaires for the 2003-04 Illinois Waterfowl Hunter Survey. The respondents included 2,343 individuals who purchased a 2003-04 Illinois Migratory Waterfowl Stamp, of which 2,108 (90%) hunted waterfowl in Illinois in 2003-04. The hunters reported spending 1,251,974 days afield, an increase of 19% from the 1,054,047 days expended during the 2002-03 license year. The waterfowl harvest increased 29% from 504,616 birds during 2002-03 to 650,906 during 2003-04. Duck harvest estimates were as follows: 285,011 mallards, 48,023 wood ducks, and 153,165 other ducks. A total of 20,453 teal were harvested during the early (September) teal season. Goose hunters harvested 83,207 Canada geese during the regular Canada goose season. Attitudes of hunters toward duck season dates, teal season dates, and waterfowl management practices were profiled, as were waterfowl hunting experience and background information for waterfowl hunters.
Noren v. Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company THIRD DIVISION December 6, 2006 No. 1-04-2734 MARY NOREN and GLEN NOREN, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County No. 02 L 011233 Honorable Paddy McNamara, Judge Presiding.