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Illinois Audubon Society acquires turtle habitat
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The not-for-profit Illinois Audubon Society has acquired a wetland in northern Illinois that is habitat for an endangered turtle. The Springfield-based Audubon Society announced Tuesday the purchase of Amboy Marsh in Lee County. It's a 272-acre wetland that's host to one of the state's largest populations of nesting Blanding's turtles. Blanding's turtles are medium-sized freshwater turtles. They live in wetlands in parts of the upper Midwest, New York, New England and southern Canada. They can live to be 70 years old. Illinois Audubon Executive Director Tom Clay praised Chicago-based Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation and Grand Victoria Foundation for their financial support of Amboy Marsh. The state Audubon Society has protected some 3,000 acres by investing more than $6 million to protect land and water throughout Illinois. 
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Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2013. There are 223 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: Large quantities of ice from LaCrosse and Lake Pepin are beingshipped on ice boats, towed by steamers to St. Louis and points below.
1888 -- 125 years ago: With the Mississippi River at 18 feet above the low water stage,Rock Island is waging a valiant fight to keep the river from flooding the entire city.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Approval has been given by the city commission for paving 45thStreet between 7th and 11th Avenues.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Herndon Wright, of East Moline, has won the discus-throw title, by aheave of more than 140 feet, to set a new high school record at Champaign.
1963 -- 50 years ago: With the Selective Service Law recently extended by Congress forfour more years, Mrs. Hazel Doris reminded young men that they must register withinfive days after attaining their 18th birthday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Over 500 Quad-Cities area retired volunteers were honoredrecently for their community services at a Retired Senior Volunteer Program luncheonat Palmer Auditorium in Davenport. Guest speaker, William Moffitt, director of productengineering of Deere & Co., spoke about leadership and stressed the importance ofcommunity volunteers.
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