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Announcement :: Environment |
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Protect Two Important Illinois Natural Areas! |
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by Jennifer Walling
Email: jwalling (nospam) uiuc.edu (unverified!) |
20 Jul 2005
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A strip mine between a conservation area and wildlife preserve? That’s what we’ll see if Capital Resources Development Corporation gets their way. Sign the petition to protect two important Illinois Natural Areas, beautiful Illinois wildlife, and Illinois's water resources at www.saveoureagles.org. |
PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY!
Protect Banner Natural Areas!
Sign the petition to protect Banner Natural Areas at www.saveoureagles.org today!
A strip mine between a conservation area and wildlife preserve? That’s what we’ll see if Capital Resources Development Corporation gets their way.
Lt. Governor Pat Quinn is organizing an on-line petition drive (www.SaveOurEagles.org) to support the Heart of Illinois Sierra Club's effort to protect an area along the Illinois River from a proposed strip mine. The mine, to be located on 643 acres between Rice Lake State Conservation Area and Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area is less than a mile from the Illinois River, just southwest of Peoria. Strip mining operations on the site could threaten American Bald Eagle and America White Pelican habitat and might pollute protected waterways with heavy metals and other mine waste. Local residents are concerned that a mine would drain local drinking water wells and even rupture Banner’s sewage treatment plant.
The Banner area is the winter home to hundreds of bald eagles and a major stop on the migratory path of the American White Pelican. Great Blue Herons, ospreys and many other birds call the area home, with both Rice Lake and the Banner Marsh sites offering a wide range of recreation and nature-based tourism opportunities. Outdoor enthusiasts from hunters to hikers, bird watchers to campers and boaters all enjoy an area slated for recognition as a national scenic byway.
Take action now to save this local natural treasure! |
See also:
http://www.saveoureagles.org
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