Illinois

• 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. Archery and firearm hunting is allowed in the fall.

    

• The 1,755-acre Newton Lake in Jasper County is a paradise for fishermen and naturalists. The lake is stocked with large-mouth bass, walleye, channel catfish and several other species. A 12-mile equestrian trail is also for hiking and cross country skiing, with a separate trail system 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.

    

• The Jasper County Prairie Chicken Sanctuary is also located on Newton Lake. Ameren donated 200 acres adjacent to the sanctuary 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.

 
Missouri

• Ameren Missouri has created a range of programs to preserve wildlife and educate future generations. In 1977 Ameren Missouri agreed to create the Reform Wildlife Management area on about 6,000 acres of Ameren Missouri land surrounding Callaway Energy Center.

     

• Since 1985, Ameren Missouri 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 Ameren Missouri staff, banded chicks in a peregrine falcon nest 300 feet up the stack of Unit 1 at our Labadie Plant. Labadie is one of a three Ameren Missouri plants where this initiative has been sponsored through a collaborative effort between the World Bird Sanctuary and Ameren Missouri.

     

• 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.