Wildlife and spring events fill April calendar
April calendar lists turkey seasons in north and south zones from April 8 to May 1, Habitat notes on ground nesting grasses, birding hikes at Giant City and Weldon Springs, river trail rides, shoots and seminars at Rend Lake and Crab Orchard, and grant deadline for Wildlife Preservation Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giant City
Gil
Vicki Ash
Rend Lake
Battleford
Wildlife Preservation Fund
Weldon Springs
Mid-America
Trail of Tears
Bear Track Hollow
Lusk Creek
Bill Harkins
Crab Orchard Lake
Hikers Explore Southern Illinois Trails and Growth
Jackson County Hiking Club, formed in 1999 after an ad in The Southern Illinoisan, now organizes longer hikes across Southern Illinois and beyond. Members divide the River-to-River Trail into 17 segments and plan trips to places like Giant City, the Ozarks, the Smokies, and even Utah, reflecting their evolution into seasoned bushwhackers and knowledgeable locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Jackson County
Judy Lewis
Carbondale
Sandy Anderson
Lewis
American Heritage Trail Society
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Hiking Club
Eichholz
Ozarks
Smokies
Utah
Illinois
Giant City
Conservatives Target Extremism in Policy Push
A conservative coalition intensifies efforts to curb government overreach and promote bold reforms. Key leaders advocate manufacturing growth, tax simplification, and security hardening amid a charged political climate.
Outrage over energy debate and nature in a reader column
LES WINKELER laments overfueling with fossil fuels and oil drilling in ANWR debates. He contrasts extreme rhetoric with calls to conserve the natural world and notes personal moments in nature, urging balance between development and preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tropics
Equator
Jonah Goldberg
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Goldberg
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
ANWR
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jake Wolf
Turkey
Bend Lake
Kinkaid Lake
Southern Illinois Audubon Society
Les Winkeler
Hiking Club
Barb Eichholz
Battery Rock
Mississippi
Winkeler
Thi
Les. Winkeler
Thesouthern
Cambria
Hurst
M-F
Yamaha / Certified Mechanics
Yamaha
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