The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Rend Lake, along with officials from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, will hold the annual Christmas tree drop Wednesday.

The tree drop will begin at the South Sandusky Boat Ramp at 8 a.m. At this time, officials will place bundled and weighted Christmas trees into Rend Lake for the purpose of creating fish habitat.

The trees serve a variety of purposes such as providing feeding areas for fish of all sizes, a hiding place for small fish and excellent fishing spots for anglers.
More than 400 trees were collected from the community at various sites around the area.