Spring Lake Temporarily Closure

Spring Lake Temporarily Closure

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge has announced that the Spring Lake Management Unit’s recreation area, located off IL Route Highway 84 south of Savanna, IL, will be temporarily closed, to accommodate a levee rehabilitation...
Young Artists at the Figge Opened January 5

Young Artists at the Figge Opened January 5

Beginning Saturday, January 5, 2019, the Figge Art Museum’s second-floor Mary Waterman Gildehaus Community Gallery will feature the artwork of local elementary art students, for the annual “Young Artists at the Figge” exhibition.  The exhibition...
Proposed Regulations Rollback Means Less Safe Water

Proposed Regulations Rollback Means Less Safe Water

This week, [Monday, December 10, through Thursday, December 13, 2018,] the Trump Administration has proposed sweeping changes to the Obama-era regulation known as the “Waters of the United States,” a move that threatens the safety of Illinois’...
35th Annual Clinton Bald Eagle Watch

35th Annual Clinton Bald Eagle Watch

The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Project, Clinton Community College, Clinton Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge invite the public to the 35th Annual Clinton Bald Eagle...
Explore Lost Mound National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

Explore Lost Mound National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service will co-host a birding tour into the closed area of Lost Mound, on Saturday, December 22, 2018.  Tours are free, but seating is limited. Registration is required.  Please...