Crab Orchard Watershed

 In case you want to have a say in planning for the Crab Orchard Watershed plan, you can contribute  here 

Crab Orchard Watershed

 If you are interested, here is some information on how the planning is progressing for maintaining and protecting the Western Crab Orchard Watershed, a process that started back in 2018

Jeannie Schuur Autopsy

Hypothermia ruled as the cause of death for Jeanne Schuur last fall. Of course, that doesn't explain how she got from where she was last seen on Modesto Road, just east of Reed Station Road to the Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge several miles away.

Crab Orchard Economic Impact

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge attracts about 1.2 million visitors annually and generates between 22 and 25 million dollars for the region, or roughly $14 in revenue for every $1 invested in the refuge.  Not a bad return on our money.