Endangered Species Status for the Canoe Creek Clubshell and Designation of Critical Habitat.

SPRINGVILLE — The Springville City Council met for the first regular meeting of June on Monday night, June 6. Much of the pre-meeting work session discussion focused on Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve, a Forever Wild project being developed in

When public officials hoist shovels full of dirt into the air, it traditionally celebrates the coming of a new business or industry. But when officials struck that familiar pose for the cameras in March, it signaled the coming of a

SPRINGVILLE — The groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday, March 3, on the Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve in Springville. (From Left to Right) Breaking ground Candice Hill, St. Clair Economic Development Council; Rusha Smith, executive director, Freshwater Land Trust;

SPRINGVILLE — The St. Clair County Economic Development Council and elected officials from the county and city of Springville celebrated the groundbreaking of the highly anticipated Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve on Thursday. The nature preserve will offer recreational opportunities to

Big Canoe Creek Preserve in Springville is now a part of Forever Wild He was no doubt inspired by the groundwork they meticulously laid in making a compelling case for saving this property for the future, others entered the picture

Big Canoe Creek & Chandler Mountain Orchard It’s more than just a job for Wendy Jackson, executive director of the Freshwater Land Trust. When a piece of land, a creek or a stream can be preserved, it’s about the future.

Anyone who might stumble upon the unobtrusive hogback ridge buried deeply in the woods off Old Springville Road near Clay probably wouldn’t give it a second glance. The ridge’s mundane appearance gives no hint as to its incredibly important role