Mark Durham Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 SOS! Dear Fellow Smallmouth Fisherman; We need your help now more than ever! We have to save this fantastic Smallmouth fishery. Big Sandy is too beautiful a stream to loose to the destruction of a Mega Hog Factory! Please help us stop VMC Corp. of Iowa from coming here to Marshall County Illinois and building this Mega Hog Factory within 2000 ft. of the Big Sandy! Check out the story in the news letter starting on pg. 4, ending on pg. 6, Prairie Rivers is a great partner of ours in fighting this Hog Factory fight, please sign their petition, and help support their efforts, and ours to stop these Hog Factories from destroying our environment, and our quality of life. Thank You, Mark ------------------------------------------------------- See our Web Site: http://www.friendsofsandycreek.com/ Please sign our Petition: http://action.prairierivers.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=11128 Watch the Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF0Q06RYQfw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Clifford Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 That's a GREAT video. I strongly suggest people take a few minutes to see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick G Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 I just fished Sandy today and caught 15 feisty smallmouth. This stream should be helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick G Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Mark is featured in the latest Prairie Rivers Network newsletter. The article "A Rural Paradise Lost" describes the trauma of living near large hog operations like the one proposed for Marshall County along Sandy Creek. Mark is quoted about the bass fishing in Sandy Creek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev-mo Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Great video! I also like the one PRN did about the proposed coal mine. I have so much I want to rant about now... glad Mark posted. Hope everyone signs the petition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Got the Prairie Rivers Network newsletter last week and read the article. Sounds like a nightmare. PDF here, article starts on page 4: http://prairierivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Summer-2014-newsletter.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durham Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Thank you everyone for your support of our "SOS" group, and helping us "Save Our Sandy". Our fight is far from over. We need to keep this issue alive and keep fighting VMC of Iowa, we have to stop them from building their proposed Mega Hog Factory anywhere near the Big Sandy Creek in Marshall County, it will inevitably pollute and destroy this beautiful place. Help us protect our beloved Smallmouth Bass. Please visit our Web Site for more information on how you can help stop this: http://www.friendsofsandycreek.com Thanks, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Clifford Posted December 14, 2014 Report Share Posted December 14, 2014 Mark- a very interesting read. Be sure to follow the link in the article as well. http://www.environmentillinois.org/news/ile/clean-water-groups-highlight-progress-apple-river-call-more-success-stories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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