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REGION V Illinois State Parks and Other Natural Areas – South Region for More Information on Each Site, View the Website REGION V Illinois State Parks and other Natural Areas – South Region For more information on each site, view the website LOCATION PROJECT Beall Woods State Park Visitor Center help RR 2 Youth fishing derby - June Mt. Carmel, IL 62863 Dad & Me fishing derby – June Contact: Tim Broy, Site Superintendent Washington County Conservation Field Day - Fall (618)298-2442 Photography contest – October – December Or email [email protected] Bird Watching programs Cache River State Natural Area Join the Friends of Cache River Watershed – view website at: http://friendsofcache.org 930 Sunflower Lane Special events Belknap, IL 62908 Various projects by Friends of Cache River - all year Contact: Joseph Nelson, Site Superintendent Americorp Volunteers (618)634-9678 Or email [email protected] Carlyle Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area RR 2 Box 233 Contact the Site for possible volunteer opportunities Vandalia, IL 62471 Join the Carlyle Lake Waterfowlers Assn. – call the site for contact information Contact: Zach Donoho, Site Superintendent (618)425-3533 Or email [email protected] Cave-in-Rock State Park PO Box 338, New State Park Rd Ohio River sweep cleanup - June Oregon, IL 62919 Campground host program - Jan. - Dec. Contact: Eric McClusky, Site Superintendent (618)289-4325 Or email [email protected] Crawford County SFWA Box 156 NWTF Jakes Day - September Huntsonville, IL 62433 3D Bow Shoot - September Contact: Jim Gillespie, Site Superintendent (618) 563-4405 Or email [email protected] Dixon Springs State Park RR 2 Mowing, slitting wood and pick up litter – all year Golconda, IL 62938 Campground host program - April - Nov. Contact: Chris McGinness, Site Superintendent (618)949-3394 Or email [email protected] Ferne Clyffe State Park Box 10 Campground host program - all year Goreville, IL 62939 Cypress Pond SNA - foot trail/firebreak - all year Contact: Joseph Nelson, Site Superintendent Scout projects (618)995-2411 The Nature Conservancy and Friends of Cache River goals & concerns Or email [email protected] Fort Massac State Park Join Friends of Fort Massac – call the site for contact information 1308 E 5th Street Campground host program - all year Metropolis, IL 62960 Boy scout projects - all year Contact: Chris McGinness, Site Superintendent Help with administration of Encampment - all year (618)524-4712 Old Thyme Christmas - Dec. Or email [email protected] Living History weekends - all year Ohio River sweep - May - June Giant City State Park Join the Friends of Giant City – view website at: http://www.giantcity.org 336 Church Road Campground host program - April - October Makanda, IL 62958 Invasive plant removed by Friends of GC – Jan – Feb. Contact: Calvin Beckmann, Site Special events - all year Superintendent Monitor hiking trails - repairs/garbage/trees by Friends of GC - all year (618)457-4836 Clean, monitor & repair bluebird houses by Friends of GC- February Or email Assist in visitor’s center by Friends of GC - all year [email protected] Work days by Friends of GC – November - March Golconda Marina Box 178, R.R. 2 Scout projects – all year Golconda, IL 62958 Contact Site for other possible volunteer opportunities Contact: Chris McGinnesss, Site Superintendent (618)683-5875 Or email [email protected] Hamilton County State Fish & Wildlife Area RR 4 Campground host program - March - November McLeansboro, IL 62859 Litter pickup and trail improvement - all year Contact: Michael Lewis, Site Superintendent Special events - as needed (618)773-4340 Or email [email protected] Horseshoe Lake Fish & Wildlife Area – Alexander County Box 85 Campground host program - all year Miller City, IL 62962 Lake bank clean-up - April - October Contact: Joey Thurston, Site Superintendent Special disabled kids deer hunt - November (618)776-5689 Or email [email protected] Kincaid Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area RR 4 Box 144 Lake cleanup project -as needed Murphysboro, IL 62966 Area Cleanup projects by Boy scouts Girl Scouts& other groups–all year Contact: Joe Green, Site Superintendent Lake monitoring –March – Oct. (618)684-2867 Projects by Friends of Kincaid Group – all year Or email [email protected] . Lake Murphysboro State Park RR 4 Box 144 Campground host program - all year Murphysboro, IL 62966 Area cleanup projects by Boy Scouts, Girl Scout & other groups- all year Contact: Joe Green, Site Superintendent Kids Fishing days - June (618)684-2867 Lake monitoring program -March - Oct. Or email [email protected] Mermet Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area 1812 Grinnell Road National Archery Tournament - March- July Belknap, IL 62908 Waterfowl blinds maintenance – July – Sept. Contact: Chris McGinness, Site Superintendent Trail maintenance - all year (618)524-5577 Youth education programs – all year Or email [email protected] Nesting program – all year Special events – all year Pyramid State Park Join the Friends of Pyramid State Park – call the site for contact information 1562 Pyramid Park Road Shawnee Hounds gates in pastures – Aug. - April Pickneyville, IL 62274 River King Beagle Club building brush piles – Aug - April Contact: Charles Hill, Site Superintendent (618)357-2574 Or email [email protected] Ramsey Lake State Park PO Box 97 Campground host program - all year Ramsey, IL 62080 Contact Site for possible volunteer opportunities Contact: Tim Pryor, Site Superintendent (618)423-2215 Or email [email protected] Red Hills State Park Route 2, Box 252A Campground host program – May-October Sumner, IL 62466 Octoberfest - October Contact: Tony Holtschlag, Site Canoe Olympics by Red Hills Settler Assn. - August Superintendent (618)936-2469 Special Events – Aug. – October Or email [email protected] Rend Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area 10885 E. Jefferson Road Prepare and conduct daily draw for waterfowl hunting - Nov. – Jan. Bonnie, IL 62816 Contact: Jason Newell, Site Superintendent (618)279-3110 Or email [email protected] Saline County State Fish & Wildlife Area 85 Glen O. Jones Road Campground host program Equality, IL 62934 Contact: Eric McClusky, Site Superintendent (618)276-4405 Or email [email protected] Sam Dale Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area RR 1 Fish attractors by Bass Club -all year Johnsville, IL 62850 Campground host program - April - Oct. Contact: Michael Lewis, Site Superintendent Flower plant beds by local FFA club - May (618)835-2292 Equestrian maintenance by Saddle Club - all year Or email [email protected] Special events – March – September Sam Parr State Fish & Wildlife Area 13225 E. State Highway 33 Contact site for possible volunteer opportunities Newton, Il 62448 Contact: Jim Gillespie, Site Superintendent (618)783-2661 Or email [email protected] Stephen A. Forbes State Park 6924 Omega Road Jakes Day - September. Kinmundy, IL 62854 Conservation Field Days - May Contact: Dennis Sneed, Site Superintendent Contact Site for other possible volunteer opportunities (618)547-3381 Campground host program - Apr. - November Or email [email protected] Ten Mile Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area RR 1 Box 179 Special events McLeansboro, IL 62859 Free seed program by QU and NWTF- all year Contact: James Eaton, Site Superintendent Firearms range cleanup and maintenance – all year (618)643-2862 Or email [email protected] Trail of Tears State Park 3240 State Forest Road Special events – April – Nov. Jonesboro, IL 62952 Trail of Tears Rendezvous - May Contact: Calvin Beckmann, Site Contact site for other possible volunteer opportunities Superintendent (618)833-4910 Or email [email protected] Tunnel Hill State Trail PO Box 671 Contact Site for possible volunteer opportunities Vienna, IL 62995 Americorps Program – all year Contact: Joseph Nelson, Site Superintendent (618)658-2168 Or email [email protected] Union County State Fish & Wildlife Area RR 2 Box 628 Contact Site for possible volunteer opportunities Jonesboro, IL 62952 Contact: Joey Thurston, Site Superintendent (618)833-6921 or (618)833-5175 Or email [email protected] Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park Rend Lake Shooting Classic – Sept. 11094 Ranger Road Special events Whittington, IL 62897 PVA Fishing Event - May Contact: Ted Liefer, Site Superintendent Campground host program – April - October (618)629-2320 Rend Lake cleanup – September Or email [email protected] .
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