REGION IV Illinois State Parks and other Natural Areas – West-Central Region For more information on each site, view the website

LOCATION PROJECT

Beaver Dam State Park Campground host program - all year 14548 Beaver Dam Lane Blackburn Student Work Program – all year Plainview, IL 62685 White Tails Chapter Clean-up – all year Contact: Tim Guinan, Site Superintendent (217)854-8020 Or email [email protected]

Coffeen Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area PO Box 517 Clean, refurbish, monitor nest boxes – all year Coffeen, IL construction and placement of fish attractors – all year Contact: Tim Pryor, Site Superintendent Shoreline litter & trash detail – all year (217)537-3351 Or email [email protected]

Eldon Hazlet State Park 20100 Hazlet Road Campground host program - all year Carlyle, IL 62231 Site Interpreter programs – all year Contact: Bob Hammel, Site Superintendent (618)594-3015 Or email [email protected]

Frank Holten State Recreation Area 4500 Pocket Road Special events – on going E. St. Louis, IL 62205 Scout conservation projects – on going Contact: James Gowen, Site Superintendent (618)874-7920 Or email [email protected]

Horseshoe Lake State Park Campground host program 3321 Hwy. 111 Contact Site for other possible volunteer opportunities Granite City, IL 60240 Contact: Jim Gowen, Site Superintendent (618)931-0270 Or email [email protected] . . Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Area 10149 Hwy. 11 Chandlerville, IL 62627 Campground host program Contact: Billy Lowe, Site Superintendent Contact Site for other possible volunteer opportunities (217)452-7741 Or email [email protected]

Kaskaskia River State Fish & Wildlife Area/Peabody River King SFWA 10981 Conservation Road Audubon bird survey - all year Baldwin, IL 62217 Floating privy by Kaskaskia Mariners - all year Contact: Mic Middleton, Site Superintendent River Cleanup by LKSI - September (618)785-2555 Duck blind maintenance by Mississippi Valley Duck Hunters of IL July – Oct. Or email [email protected] Mississippi River State Fish & Wildlife Area 17836 State Hwy 100 N. Conduct post registration and red tag drawings – July – Oct. Grafton, IL 62037 Contact Site for other possible volunteer opportunities Contact: Kenny Scott, Site Assistant Superintendent (618)376-3303 Or email [email protected]

Nauvoo State Park PO Box 426 Grape renovation – Apr. – Nov. Nauvoo, IL 62354 Special events – May - September Contact: Mark Gerard, Site Superintendent Campground host program - April - October (217)453-2512 Maintain mud volleyball courts – May – Sept. Or email [email protected]

Pere Marquette State Park Join the Friends of Pere Marquette Foundation – view upcoming website at: www.friendsofperemarquette.org PO Box 158 Park interpretive program - all year Grafton, IL 62037 Campground host program – all year Contact: Chris Hespen, Site Superintendent Fishing fair – all year (618)786-3323 ext. 1 Or email [email protected] or [email protected]

Randolph County State Recreation Area/Turkey Bluffs SFWA 4301 S. Lake Dr. Scout projects – all year Chester, IL 62233 Contact: Danny Beers, Site Superintendent (618)826-2706 Or email [email protected]

Ray Norbut State Fish & Wildlife Area R.R. 1, Box 55C Contact Site for possible volunteer opportunities Griggsville, IL 62340 Contact: Mark Gerard, Site Superintendent (217)833-2811 or email [email protected]

Sand Ridge State Forest 25799 East County Road 2300 N. Campground host program Forest City, IL 61532 Red Diamond trail projects - all year Contact: John Meredith, SAS 1 Equestrian trail maintenance (309)597-2212 Litter control Or email [email protected]

Sanganois Conservation Area RR 2 Box 80 Provide assistance at the annual blind drawing - July Chandlerville, IL 62627 Friends of Sanganois projects – October Contact: Doug Jallas, Site Superintendent (309)546-2628 Or email [email protected]

Sangchris Lake State Park Litter control 9898 Cascade Road Wood duck box cleaning Rochester, IL 62563 Scout projects, all year Contact: Randy Hawkins, Site Superintendent Brush goose pits & Blind 20 (217)498-9208 Hiking trail maintenance - all year Or email [email protected] Campground host program - April - November Equestrian trail maintenance - all year Siloam Springs State Park Hummingbird feeding program 938 E. 3003 Lane Scout projects - all year Clayton, IL 62624 Dove drawing & staking fields at Buckhorn – Aug – Sept Contact: Mark Gerard, Site Superintendent Trail maintenance – all year (217)894-6205 Campground host program Or email [email protected]

South Shore State Park 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: Bob Hammel, Site Superintendent (618)425-3533 Or email [email protected]

Washington County Conservation Area 18500 Conservation Drive Campground host program - April - October Nashville, IL 62263 Contact Site for possible volunteer opportunities Contact: Thomas Orlet, Site Superintendent (618)327-3137 Or email [email protected]

Weinberg-King State Park PO Box 203 Equestrian trail litter pickup -April - October Augusta, IL 62311 Contact: Mark Gerard, Site Superintendent (217)392-2345 Or email [email protected]

World Shooting & Recreational Complex 1 Main Event Lane, Suite 510 Join the Friends of the World Shooting & Recreational Complex – call site for contact information Sparta, Illinois 62286 Cowboy Action Shooting and Skeet Contact Monica Brackman, Site Shooting programs including Archery, Trap Fields and Clay Courses Superintendent Or Contact Danny Beers, Site Superintendent Plus other special events (618) 295-2700 Website: http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/recreation/wsrc/Pages/default.aspx Or email: [email protected]