Appreciation Day highlights wildflowers birds and bats at Lincoln Memorial Park
The 10th LaRue-Pine Hills Appreciation Day at Lincoln Memorial Park kicks off at 6 p.m. with activities on wildflowers birds bats and mushrooms plus frog call identification and bat encounters. Sponsored by state and federal agencies and The Nature Conservancy, the event features Latin Native American and bluegrass performances and an Underground Railroad program. Calls for more information list Judy Faulkner Dempsey Marlene Rivers and Andy West.
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Lincoln Memorial Park
Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
U.S. Forest Service
The
Nature Conservancy
Railroad
Judy Faulkner Dempsey
Marlene Rivers
Andy West
Spring clearance sale prices on bedding sets
Sale offers deep discounts with mattress sets listed as Twin Full Queen and King. Promotions advertise up to 75 percent off with prices shown as 129 each for smaller sizes and 169 to 199 each for larger sizes. Limited stock.
Fishing Report Highlights Clear Lake Areas
Carlyle Lake sees white bass and crappie action at the spillway with orange and chartreuse tube jigs tipped with minnows. catfish on shad gut and night crawlers for rough fish. Cedar, Crab Orchard, Horseshoe, Kinkaid, Lake Murphysboro, Lake of Egypt, Little Grassy, and Mermet Lake report crappie and bass movement, shallow water bites, minnows and jigs as top baits, and muskies or large stripers noted in some waters. The 10-hp limit remains at Mermet. spawn approaches push crappie shallow.
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Carlyle Lake
Cedar Lake
Devils Kitchen
Horseshoe Lake
Kinkaid Lake
Murphysboro
Lake of Egypt
Mermet
Hike Club Delves Deep Into Southern Illinois Trails
The group pushes into tougher hikes with longer trips and learning moments. Participants report no serious injuries, a few creek slips, and carry extra clothes. Most hikers are women, drawn by nature and the simple goal of walking from point A to B.
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Lewis
Hiking Club Schedules Fall Spring Hikes in Jackson County
The Jackson County Hiking Club plans weekend hikes from fall to spring with few summer trips due to ticks heat and poison ivy. Members say regular season hikes are completed but trips to the Ozarks and Utah are planned. Moonlight hike August 17 resumes River-to-River Trail segments in October. Contact Judy Lewis or Barb Eichholz for details.
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Jackson County
Utah
Judy Lewis
Barb Eichholz
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Jerseyville
Craig L. Coale
Spring Grove
Southern Illinois Crappie Association
Kinkaid Marina
Rend Lake
Smithland Pool
Golconda
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Elam
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Elam’s
Mattress & Foundations
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Fishing Report
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