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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 2002
Page
20
As days lengthen, snow geese arrive in mass while woodcock migrate north. Squirrels breed by mid February and coyotes peak breeding as robins and geese nest. Fishing shows run February 22 to 24 with trout stocking and spawns for muskies and walleyes.
Consolidation Coal Company earned the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Mined Land Reclamation Award for 2002 after rebuilding Galum and Bonnie creeks at Burning Star Mine No 4 in Cutler. The restored channel and meanders support normal aquatic life and have water quality near premining levels.
De Soto Ed Settle, engineering manager at Consolidation Coal, drives to Burning Star Mine No 5 ridge and observes wildlife. He notes 13 white tailed deer crossing the road and fields once mined for coal, with a conservation officer counting 73 turkeys previously. The tour highlights wildlife on former mining lands.
Outdoors writer Les Winkeler recalls a Sunday family gathering at his parents home. The aroma of fried rabbit sparks childhood recollections, as relatives share stories and a shared meal, with the evening ending in grateful chatter and full plates.
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