Public Accountability Report
| 2025 Resource-Compatible Recreation | |||||
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| Mission Statement | To provide safe, accessible, high-quality and resource-compatible outdoor recreation opportunities so the public can enjoy the state's natural and cultural resources. | ||||
| Program Goals and Objectives |
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| Source of Funds | General Revenue Fund, State Boating Act Fund, State Parks Fund, Wildlife and Fish Fund, Salmon Fund, Forest Reserve Fund, Plugging and Restoration Fund, Capital Development Fund, Aggregate Operations Regulatory Fund, Illinois Fisheries Management Fund, Underground Resources Conservation Enforcement Fund, State Furbearer Fund, Natural Areas Acquisition Fund, Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund, State Pheasant Fund, Illinois Habitat Fund, Land and Water Recreation Fund, Wildlife Prairie Park Fund, Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund, Illinois and Michigan Canal Fund, Off-Highway Vehicle Trails Fund, Partners for Conservation Fund, Partners for Conservation Projects Fund, Federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Fund, Natural Resources Restoration Trust Fund, Snowmobile Trail Establishment Fund, Drug Traffic Prevention Fund, DNR Special Projects Fund, DNR Federal Projects Fund, Illinois Forestry Development Fund, Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund, J.J. Wolf Memorial for Conservation Investigation Fund, Park and Conservation Fund, Build Illinois Bond Fund, Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina Fund, Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council Federal Trust | Statutory Authority | 20 ILCS 801 - 880 and others | ||
| Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected | Fiscal Year 2025 Actual | Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected | Fiscal Year 2024 Actual | Fiscal Year 2023 Actual | |
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| Input Indicators | |||||
| Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) | $ 181,079.7 | $ 189,129.9 | $ 172,374.2 | $ 157,484.6 | $ 133,613.0 |
| Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) | $ 181,079.7 | $ 189,113.2 | $ 172,374.2 | $ 157,422.6 | $ 133,453.0 |
| Average monthly full-time equivalents | 583.8 | 526.9 | 548.5 | 508.5 | 467.0 |
| Output Indicators | |||||
| Acreage owned and managed | 497,640 | 499,798 | 502,222 | 499,564 | 497,498 |
| Number of grants awarded | 200.0 | 133.0 | 200.0 | 189.0 | 266.0 |
| Total dollar amount of grants awarded (in dollars) | $ 85,000,000.00 | $ 57,055,995.00 | $ 85,000,000.00 | $ 97,359,131.00 | $ 100,600,000.00 |
| Number of fishing licenses issued | 530,000 | 494,124 | 525,000 | 521,659 | 414,420 |
| Number of hunting licenses issued | 190,000 | 188,653 | 175,000 | 174,086 | 162,880 |
| Sportsmen combo | 120,000 | 110,834 | 120,000 | 118,602 | 108,346 |
| Site attendance | 40,000,000 | 39,526,109 | 35,500,000 | 39,978,784 | 32,014,241 |
| Number of deer permits issued (all types) | 563,500 | 563,268 | 542,750 | 542,703 | 547,736 |
| Number of fish produced and stocked | 15,000,000 | 22,984,934 | 15,000,000 | 22,843,125 | 10,621,561 |
| Total number of active registered boats | 185,000 | 183,472 | 180,000 | 177,298 | 171,789 |
| Outcome Indicators | |||||
| Miles of trails acquired/developed through grants | 1,000 | 76.0 | 100.0 | 59.0 | 0.0 |
| Amount of grantee- acquired acreage (a) | 180.0 | 172.6 | 180.0 | 1,224 | 227.0 |
| Percentage of highly satisfied park visitors | 75.00% | 67.00% | 75.00% | 56.00% | 53.00% |
Footnotes
The decrease was created by a large acquisition in fiscal year 2024. Fiscal year 2025 numbers are more in line with our usual acquisitions.
