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Rushville grad earns conservation scholarship

The Illinois Conservation Foundation has awarded a $2,000 Conservation Achievement Scholarship to Rushville-Industry High School graduate Tanner Spencer of Rushville. ....

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Emiquon Preserve, near Havana, attracts migrating waterfowl


HAVANA The Illinois River is part of the Mississippi Flyway, an aerial superhighway for migrating birds, and an excellent place to witness the great migration of waterfowl is a place called Emiquon, across the river from Havana.
The fall migration to see birds is outstanding. . Hundreds of thousands of waterfowl are moving through here, said Jason Beverlin, deputy director of river conservation for The Nature Conservancy, which oversees the Emiquon Preserve.
During a visit earlier this month, large flocks of snow geese were gathered in the area, along with American white pelicans yes, we have those in Illinois and both trumpeter and tundra swans. ....

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