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Establishing roosting areas for endangered species of bats
Ameren Illinois has partnered with Grand Prairie Friends to help two endangered species of bats who make the conservation area their...
Oct 28, 20221 min read


The 24th Annual Rattlesnake Master Run for the Prairie and Other Events
Champaign, Ill. (WCIA) Rattlesnake Master is a native prairie plant- hence the namesake annual race hosted by Grand Prairie Friends. Sat...
Oct 14, 20221 min read


Ameren Illinois Poles Attract Endangered Bats
Ameren Illinois electric supervisor Ryan Weder and linemen from the company's Mattoon Operating Center installed 25-foot-tall manmade bat...
Oct 11, 20222 min read


Saving the bats: how one group is working to grow the population
CHARLESTON, Ill., (WCIA) — Hundreds of bats consider one part of Central Illinois home, but it’s not without a little help. Two species...
Sep 28, 20222 min read


Artificial roosting nests help bat population in Coles County
CHARLESTON, Ill. (WAND) - Ameren Illinois, Grand Prairie Friends and the University of Illinois worked to increase the bat population in...
Sep 28, 20222 min read
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