| Exploring the Cache River | | Print | |
| By Emily Sunblade | |
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Emily Sunblade won first prize for "Exploring the Cache River" in the Student Slideshow Category at the 2009 Illinois Press Photographer Association.
Listen to Curt Carter, Cache River Environmental Educator, tell the story of the Cypress Tree and how early settlers traveled through the Cache River to settle their homes.
The four-arrow symbol opens full screen viewingThe Cache River watershed is a unique area of Southern Illinois that is comprised of the Shawnee hills, swamps, bottomland forests, and a meandering river. It is home to migratory birds and waterfowl and has abundant wetland life. Small towns rich in Illinois history are also hidden among the swampland. |