January Calendar: shows and hunts across Illinois venues
Calendar items announce Lets Go Fishing at Gateway Center Collinsville through Sunday. Wonders of Winter Walk at Giant City State Park with 457 4836. Illinois Spinners and Weavers Guild at Fort Massac with 524 4712. Rabbit pheasant quail and partridge seasons close north zone Jan 10. St Louis RV Show Jan 10-13 at America's Center with 314 355-1236. Last day to apply for spring turkey blan. Goose seasons close north zone. Massaic Marines French and Indian War period Fort Massac highlighted.
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Giant City State Park
Illinois Spinners and Weavers Guild
Fort Massac State Park
St. Louis
America’s Center
Massaic
Fort Massac
Les Winkeler
Smooth softshell turtle description and habits
A field guide style entry details the smooth softshell turtle Trionyx muticus. Females reach about 14 inches, males half that. Carapace olive to orange-brown with dark spotting. mating at seven years. nests on sandbars May to July with up to three clutches. Incubation 2 to 2 1/2 months. Inhabits rivers and large streams with sandy bottoms. range includes Ohio Mississippi Missouri Arkansas Alabama drainages. Highly aquatic, basks on sandbars near water, feeds on crayfish, small invertebrates, frogs, and fish. Compiled by Les Winkeler from the National Audubon Society Field Guide.
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Ohio
Mississipp
Missouri
Arkansas
Alabama
Les Winkeler
National Audubon Society
Brown named Cypress Creek manager in wildlife refuge shift
Ike Brown, a wildlife biologist at Crab Orchard since 2001, becomes Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge manager on December 10 replacing Dennis Sharp who moved to White River refuge in Arkansas. He plans public meetings on the Cache River study and emphasizes habitat growth, staff familiarity, and joint partnerships with state and national groups. Local staff welcome the transition as Cypress Creek expands with 15000 acres of wetlands and efforts to add more acreage when possible.
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Ike Brown
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Brown
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Allin
Dennis Sharp
White River National Wildlife Refuge
Arkansas
Crab Orchard National Wildlife
USFWS
Mississippi
Alaska
U.S. Forest Service
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Cypress Creek
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Cache River Wetland Center
Crab Orchard
Cache
Illinois Water Survey
Cache River
Resolving to savor outdoor moments with Les Winkeler
The outdoors writer Les Winkeler urges a New Year’s vow to slow down and enjoy nature. He recalls past impatience on hunts and fishings and commits to savoring spring woods, crappie fishing, and quiet moments at places like Heron Pond and Pyramid State Park in Southern Illinois.
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Illinois
Heron Pond
Pyramid State Park
Sahara Woods
Kaskaskia River
Les Winkeler
The
Southern Illinoisan
Les.winkeler
Thesouthern
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Gateway Center
Collinsville
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Nature Conservancy
Ducks Unlimited
Res.winkeler
Thesouthern.com
Mike Brown
Ristopher Parr
Shawnee Community College
Ullin
Cme
Jill Evers
Cypress
Ort
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