Wildlife Protection
	Missouri		Illinois
Missouri AmerenUE has created a range of programs to preserve wildlife and educate future generations. In 1977 AmerenUE agreed to create the Reform Wildlife Management area on about 6,000 acres of AmerenUE land surrounding Callaway nuclear plant.    Since 1985, AmerenUE has worked with the World Bird Sanctuary to provide a suitable habitat for song birds (nesting boxes attached to transmission towers have yielded hundreds of chicks). Since 1992 Ameren has spent nearly $300,000 to fund the installation of hack boxes and hack tower material to reintroduce peregrine falcons to the Big River habitats where they were once abundant.    In May 2003, World Bird Sanctuary staff members, with support from AmerenUE staff, banded chicks in a peregrine falcon nest 300 feet up the stack of Unit 1 at AmerenUE’s Labadie Plant. Labadie is one of a three AmerenUE plants where this initiative has been sponsored through a collaborative effort between the World Bird Sanctuary and AmerenUE.    In addition, in June 2003, the World Bird Sanctuary staff, again with support from Ameren employees, banded chicks in a Peregrine Falcon nest at Ameren headquarters in downtown St., Louis.    Established in 1977, the World Bird Sanctuary is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of all birds through a variety of educational, field study, captive breeding and rehabilitation programs.    Download our Preservation Fact Sheet.
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Illinois Built to provide water for AmerenEnergy Generating Company’s Coffeen Power Station in Montgomery County, the 1,100-acre Coffeen Lake is the site of the Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Two boat ramps provide boat access for fishing, and Carlock Point, Foggy Point and McCracken Cove offer bank fishing access and picnic facilities. Foggy Point serves as the trailhead for the Oak Ridge and Point trails. Deer hunting by both archery and firearms is allowed in the fall.    The 1,755-acre Newton Lake in Jasper County, built to provide water for the Newton Power Station, is a paradise for fishermen and naturalists. The lake is stocked with large-mouth bass, walleye, channel catfish and several other species. Parking areas and boat launching ramps are available. A 12-mile equestrian trail is also for hiking and cross country skiing. A separate trail system is available for mountain biking. Abundant turkey, deer and waterfowl provide opportunities for viewing wildlife. Many species of neotropical songbirds, as well as eagles and ospreys, visit the site during their annual spring and fall migrations. Archery and firearm deer hunting is allowed in the fall. The lake and adjacent recreational areas are managed by the Illinois DNR as the Newton Lake Fish and Wildlife Area.    Also located on a portion of Newton Lake is the Jasper County Prairie Chicken Sanctuary. AmerenCIPS donated 200 acres adjacent to the sanctuary to the Illinois DNR to enhance the management and conservation of the greater prairie chicken. The sanctuary is one of only two sites in Illinois where the prairie chicken still survives.    Download our Preservation Fact Sheet.
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