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a co-operative agreement in which the company will construct an access 
road, parking lot, boat ramp and restroom facilities. 
Barkhausen praised the power company’s move in effecting the agree- 
ment and providing the facilities. “Farsightedness of Illinois Power Co. in 
providing not only facilities for public recreation at its own expense, but 
also in arranging for proper management of fish and wildlife resources by 
the Department of Conservation, shows a conservation and environmental 
awareness that too often is lacking in many industries today. The power 
company is to be praised for setting this example.” 
“The possibility of opening the Baldwin Reservoir for public fishing 
was under study even before the plant went into operation in 1970,” Kelley 
said. “The cooperation of Governor Ogilvie and Director Barkhausen in this 
effort has been most gratifying.” 
The power company president noted that the company is also under- 
writing ecological studies by Southern Illinois University of the reservoir, 
its waters, its bottom, and its marine life, visible and microscopic. The 
company is also financing a catfish farming experiment at the reservoir by 
the University. 
The new recreation site is a mile north of Baldwin in Randolph County 
and is bordered on the west by 4,000 additional acres of Kaskaskia River 
shoreline owned by the Illinois Division of Waterways which, Barkhausen 
said, has agreed to management for waterfowl and other wildlife purposes 
under a lease arrangement. 
STATE PARKS /MEMORIALS BROCHURE IS READY 
A new 32-page brochure on Illinois parks and memorials is ready 
for distribution. The brochure, in color, was compiled because of a 
growing demand for information about the areas. It contains informa- 
tion about facilities at the state’s 79 parks and 29 memorials. 
A free copy may be obtained from: Illinois Department of Con- 
servation, Division of Parks and Memorials, State Office Building, 
400 S. Spring St., Springfield, Iil. 62706. 
IgeeV IOUT IE RE OGi¢ 
Pacific Grove pines— 
October; wings lined in black 
orange-brown hued Kings. 
Fine Regal hue shines— 
Fritillary’s glossy back, 
yet cream spotted wings. 
Fair robed, frail form dines— 
nectar first; tree sap a snack, 
quelling its Mournings. 
-— Joe Dvorak 
