Lake Festival Set at Carlinville
For Immediate Release
August 25, 1998 |
Contact: Steve Kolsto
217-782-3362 |
Carlinville, Ill. -- A Lake Festival will be held from 8:30 a.m. to
noon on Sept.12 on the shores of Lake Carlinville, just south of Carlinville in Macoupin
County. The event is being sponsored by the city of Carlinville and the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency.
During the festival, lake management professionals and citizens involved in managing,
protecting, using and improving inland lakes will discuss a variety of topics including
monitoring, fisheries assessments and management, volunteer/citizen involvement and ways
of safely enjoying the lake. Local students will describe lake and lake watershed
activities in which they have participated.
Environmental education activities for the children are planned as part of this family
event. Carlinville Boy Scouts will offer food service.
The festival site is approximately three miles south of Carlinville. Visitors should
take Rt. 4 south to the lake road west. Directional signs will be posted. Admission is
free and the event is open to the public.
Additional information can be obtained from Steve Kolsto, Lakes Program Education
Coordinator, Illinois EPA, at 217-782-3362.
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