Submitted by Rich Gurka 

With the recent posting about the possible future change of ownership of the Kanella Renshaw Nature Preserve, Rich Gurka accessed his archives and resubmitted this 10-year-old article which was published in the Carmi Times newspaper in November of 2015.

Many people around here are “somewhat aware” that an 80 acre wildlife preserve exists right here in White County near Carmi.  It is the Kanella Renshaw Wildlife Preserve a mile or so north of the Brownsville School. I am going to inform you of a short history of this wildlife preserve.  Please remember that I’m going solely on my memory, not on any old reports from my IDNR days. [Read more...]

Submitted by Rich Gurka

The ownership of the Kanella Renshaw Nature Preserve,  located near Brownsville in White County, is in the process of being transferred from the Natural Land Institute to the Heartland Conservancy, an environmental 501(c)3 organization based in Belleville, Illinois.

This information was received by local resident Rich Gurka, contained in a series of emails sent to him by Alan Barnhagen, the current Executive Director of the Natural Land Institute.

Only time will tell what this potential new owner of the property will do with it. Who knows?  Perhaps they may establish a short, handicapped accessible walking trail in it, considering its close proximity to the Brownsville School.