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The Yellow Creek Watershed Partnership, Inc
has Quarterly Public Meetings The meeting dates are; Thursday November 20, 2008 - Annual Meeting 1:30 P.M. at Freeport Public Library Thursday August 21, 2008 1:30 P.M. at Freeport Public Library Thursday May 15, 2008 1:30 P.M. at Freeport Public Library Thursday February 21, 2008 1:30 P.M. at Freeport Public Library Thursday November 15, 2007 - Annual Meeting 1:30 P.M. at Freeport Public Library Thursday August 16, 2007 1:30 P.M. at Freeport Public Library Thursday May 17, 2007 1:30 P.M. at Freeport Public Library Thursday February 15, 2007 1:30 P.M. at Freeport Public Library _______________________________ December 2006 - annual meeting Thursday, December 14, 2006 7 P.M. at Freeport Public Library Thursday September 14, 2006 - 7:00 p.m. In Krape Park at the Community Building ( adjacent to Kids Castle ) minutes Thursday June 15, 2006 - 7:00 p.m. at the ice skating warming house at Krape Park. (The building upstream from the Park's canoe dock.) Thursday March 16, 2006 - 7:00 p.m. at The Pearl City Park District Office ________________________________________ Thursday December 15, 2005 annual meeting 1:00 p.m. at The Freeport Public Library minutes Thursday September 15, 2005 - 1:00 p.m. at The Freeport Public Library minutes Thursday June 16, 2005 - 10:00 a.m. at The Freeport Public Library minutes Thursday March 10, 2005 - 10:00 a.m. Freeport Park District office minutes Jan 19, 2005 Planning Committee The meeting will be at the Freeport Public Library, Wednesday, January 19, 10:00 a.m.
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Joe Ginger and I paddled Yellow Creek on Wed, Nov 17 and this is what we found using my GPS unit; Nov 17, 2005 Statistics on Yellow Creek from Hideaway Park to Carsons = 5.05 miles There were 4 trees down in the creek; 3 of the trees are within 1/4 mile downstream from the South Mill Grove Road Bridge 1 tree we barely floated under the trunk of the tree near the bank 1 tree we picked our way thru the small limbs 2 other large trees down on the creek, we floated around. There are 10 documented shallow spots that you should probably walk your canoe/kayak thru so you do not ding up the bottom of the boat. And probably 2 or 3 more undocumented shallow spots. The first shallow spot upstream from the S. Mill Grove Road Bridge is about 100 feet long. The other shallow spots on the creek are 5 feet to 20 feet in length. Carsons to Krape Park = 8.22 miles No trees were down blocking the creek. There are 16 documented shallow spots that you should probably walk your canoe/kayak thru so you do not ding up the bottom of the boat. And probably 2 or 3 more undocumented shallow spots. South Forest Road Bridge to Krape Park, .66 mile, is all open. No shallows and no big trees down blocking the creek. total Wed paddle Hideaway Park to Krape Park Canoe Launch = 13.25 miles We saw about 6 to 8 dead raccoons along the creek bank. We saw 1 dead sheep carcus in the creek. We saw 1 deer bone carcus along the creek bank. It was a strenuous task, dirty job, to paddle the creek, but Joe & I enjoyed every minute of it. Lee Butler.
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Nov 16, 2004 planning committee 10:30 a.m. Van Brocklyn Methodist Church basement on Bolton Road, Freeport, Illinois ______________________________ Nov 8, 2004 Joint meeting with Sugar Pec 5:30 p.m. Highland Community College Freeport, Illinois Informational meeting open to the public topic; Yellow Creek Fish Inventory, Habitat, and Biology by Karen Anderson - Illinois Department of Natural Resources 10:00a.m. Freeport Public Library planning committee 10:30 a.m. Loran Township Office, Pearl City Informational meeting open to the public 7:30 p.m. Park District Office
Pearl City, Illinois ______________________ Aug 11,2004 planning committee 10:30 a.m. Loran Township Office, Pearl City |
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Planning Committee The meeting will be at the Freeport Public Library, Wednesday, January 19, 10:00 a.m. |
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planning committee 10:30 a.m. Van Brocklyn Methodist Church basement |
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Joint meeting with Sugar Pec 5:30 p.m. Highland Community College Freeport, Illinois |
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Informational meeting open to the public topic; Yellow Creek Fish Inventory, Habitat, and Biology by Karen Anderson - Illinois Department of Natural Resources 10:00a.m. Freeport Public Library |
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planning committee 10:30 a.m. Loran Township Office, Pearl City |
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Informational meeting open to the public 7:30 p.m. Park District Office Pearl City, Illinois |
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planning committee 10:30 a.m. Loran Township Office, Pearl City |