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Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area. / 38.28556°N 89.90889°W / 38.28556; -89.90889. Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 20,000 acres (8,094 ha) in St. Clair, Monroe, and Randolph Counties, Illinois, United States. A focus of this conservation area is Baldwin Lake, a perched cooling pond ...
The history of Nauvoo, Illinois, starts with the Sauk and Meskwaki tribes who frequented the area, on a bend of the Mississippi River in Hancock County, some 53 miles (85 km) north of today's Quincy. They called the area "Quashquema", in honor of the Native American chief who headed a Sauk and Fox settlement numbering nearly 500 lodges.
Anderson Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area. / 40.20139°N 90.19167°W / 40.20139; -90.19167. Anderson Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,247 acres (909 ha) in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. A small part at the southern end extends into Schuyler County. Anderson Lake is located in the area.
September 6, 2024 at 2:22 AM. A baby bald eagle that was shot multiple times in northern Pennsylvania is undergoing rehab treatment at a nonprofit wildlife rescue in the Pocono Mountains as ...
The Great Lakes region of Northern America is a binational Canadian – American region centered around the Great Lakes that includes the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin and the Canadian province of Ontario. Canada's Quebec province is at times included as part of the region ...
Baldwin Lake (Illinois) / 38.21000°N 89.87667°W / 38.21000; -89.87667. Baldwin Lake is a 2,018-acre (817 ha) reservoir which spans part of the border between Randolph County, Illinois and St. Clair County, Illinois. The lake is part of the Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area, near 38°13′03″N 089°52′09″W Elevation ...
Frank Mundus. Frank Mundus (October 21, 1925 – September 10, 2008) was a fisherman and charter captain based in Montauk, New York who is said to be the inspiration for the character Quint in the book and movie Jaws. [1][2] He started out as a shark hunter but later became a shark conservationist. Up until his death, he chartered out his boat ...
The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact (IWVC) is a United States interstate compact (an agreement among participating states) to provide reciprocal sharing of information regarding sportsman fishing, hunting, and trapping violations and allows for recognition of suspension or revocation of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and permits in other member states resulting from violations ...