198-03-2 Recent Acquisition Round Pond.pdf
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- 27-422DNR-REALT-B-54269
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- Pope County, Illinois
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Round Pond SNA Land Acquisition Summary
This is a Real Estate Acquisition Notice from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) documenting the acquisition of the Round Pond State Natural Area in Pope County, Illinois. The acquisition was completed on September 15, 2026, with the property purchased from The Nature Conservancy. The parcel encompasses approximately 205 acres, consisting entirely of timber acreage with no improvements or buildings on the acquired land. The property is identified by multiple tax parcel numbers within Pope County and is legally described across multiple sections in Township 16 South, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian. The acquisition included no conditions or restrictions on the property.
The total acquisition cost for the 205-acre parcel was $312,625.00, with the entire amount attributed to land value and no costs allocated to improvements or miscellaneous expenses. The property was acquired under notice requirements outlined in 30 ILCS 500/1-10b(6), indicating compliance with Illinois procurement statutes for exempt real estate transactions. Documentation includes a title commitment policy number 3996 and comprehensive legal descriptions and mapping prepared by the IDNR, with mapping completed on July 30, 2025.
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To:
From: Date : Re:
Maurice Mosley, Procurement Kami Windisch, Property Control Robert B. Spencer, Manager, Realty Melissa Yager, Realty Abby Bybee, Realty Mike Chandler, Farm Lease Manager Mark Alessi Director -Office of Land Management Calvin Beckman Chief - Parks & Recreation Chris Hespen, Regional Land Managers Alvin Harper, Site Superintendent Ned Enrietto, Landscape Architect Nathan Grider, Office of Resource Conservation Todd Strole, Nature Preserve Commission Ann Holtrop, NJHeritageDaniel P. Johnson, Director, Office of Realty & Capital Plannin� v___.. 9/21/2026 Recent Acquisition PROJECT: Round Pond SNA COUNTY:_--=-P=op=e'---_PARCEL NO. 198-03-2 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: See Attached Plat for Full Legal Description. TITLE COMMITMENT POLICY NUMBER --=--39'"""9-.6 ____________ _ DA TE ACQUIRED September 15, 2026 ACQUIRED FROM: The Nature Conservancy
BREAKDOWN OF COST IMPROVEMENTS LAND MISCELLANEOUS
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$ 312,625.00 $ 0.00 TOTAL $ 312,625.00 (NAAF)
BREAKDOWN OF ACREAGE TIMBER ACRES 205± GRASS ACRES 0 CROP ACRES ___ 0�----RESIDENTIAL LOT _0-=----------W ATER O OTHER 0 TOT AL ACRES _ ____.2=0=-5±;.__ __ _ ACQUIRED BUILDINGS:_N:....:.o=n=e'-----------------------RESTRICTIONS/CONDITIONS:....a.N"""'o=n=-e ___________________ _ COUNTY PERMANENT PROPERTY TAX NO. 14-1-07-082-011; 14-1-08-083-016; 14-1-08-083-013-001; 14-1-08-084-001; 14-1-07-082-014; 14-1-07-082-015; 14-1-07-082-013; 14-1-07-082-008-00IDJ: rs Attachments
Round Pond SNA
198-03-2
Legal Description
A tract of land situated in the Southwest Fourth of Section 8, Township 16 South, Range 7 East, described as follows: Beginning 20 rods East of the Northwest corner of the Southwest Quarter, thence South 120 rods, thence East 60 rods to the centerline of the said Southwest Quarter, thence North of said centerline 120 rods to the Northeast corner of the Northwest fourth of the Southwest Quarter, thence West 60 rods to the place of beginning, situated in Pope County, Illinois; EXCEPT all that part lying within a part of the North Three-Quarters of the East Three-Quarters of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 16 South, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian, Pope;
County, Illinois, described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 8; thence North 88 degrees 58 degrees minutes West along the North line of the said Southwest Quarter a distance of 985.90 feet to the Northwest corner of the said East Three-Quarters; thence South along the West line of the said East Three-Quarters a distance of 883.80 feet; thence South 88 degrees 58 minutes East distance of 985.90 feet to the East line of the said East ThreeQuarters; thence North 0 degrees 00 minutes East; along the said East line a distance of 883.80 feet to the point of beginning, all being situated in POPE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. 14-1-07-081-015, 14-1-07- 082-013, and 14-1-082-001 The North Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; and all of the East Half of the Southwest Quarter lying South of the following described line to-wit: A Northeasterly- Southwesterly line across the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 16 South, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian, generally dividing the cleared land on the North side of the line from the timber land on the South side of the line, said line being described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 7; thence South 0 degree 00 minutes East along the North-South center line of said Section 7 a distance of 1971.91 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 71 degrees 57 minutes 10 seconds West a distance of 1383.18 feet to the said Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the terminal point of this description, all of the above being in Section 7, Township 16 South, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian, situated in Pope County, Illinois. 14-1-07-082-011, 14-1-08-083- 016, and 14-1-08-083-013-001 The West Half of the West Half of the North Three- Fourths of the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 16 South, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian; the East Half of the Northeast Fourth of the Southeast Quarter of Section 7, Township 16 South, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian; all that part of the West One-Fourth of the Southwest Fourth of the Northwest Quarter lying South of the public road of Section 8, Township 16 South, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian. The South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 7, Township 16 South, Range 7 East of the Third Principal Meridian, situated in Pope County, Illinois
Map is a representation of the boundary and location, it is not a legal survey.
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*Acreage from Tax Assessment
STATE of ILLINOIS
DEPARTMENT
of
NATURAL RESOURCES
Round Pond SNA
1 in = 1,250 feet
PARCEL: 2 WFG NTIC NO.: 3996
GRANTOR:
TOTAL AREA:
AREA TO BE ACQUIRED:
SCALE:
DATE: 7/30/2025 BY: AB
205 Acres +/-
Township Range P.M
PROJECT _______________________________________________________
COUNTY OF _____________________________________________________Pope
16S 7E 3rd
The Nature Conservancy
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: See Attached
205 Acres +/-
IDNR
#198-03
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