Prairie Rivers Network Announces Move to New Office Space

Prairie Rivers Network has moved offices from their longtime location in the McKinley Foundation building at Fifth and Daniel Streets in Campustown to 1902 Fox Drive in Champaign.  The statewide river conservation organization is celebrating forty years since its founding as the Committee on Allerton Park, created to save the park and surrounding areas from a planned Corps of Engineers project to dam the Sangamon River near Monticello. 

The new office space will is in property owned by Fox Development Corporation, which owns the office building, provided office space for the not-for-profit group at a below-market rate.  “We’re delighted to be in a larger space with great amenities,” said Jon McNussen, President of the Board of Directors for Prairie Rivers Network.  “The people at Fox Development have designed and built out the space specifically to meet our needs at no additional cost.  For an organization like ours, with few financial resources for “extras,” this is a tremendous benefit,” said McNussen. 

The relationship with Fox Development, and Peter Fox, its President, was initiated through another Prairie Rivers Network Board member, Clark Bullard.  “We want to support local entities that represent the values that make Champaign-Urbana a great for people to live and work”, said Peter Fox, Chairman of Fox Development. “I have always been impressed with the caliber of the Prairie Rivers Network board and wanted to help. Bruce Hannon and Clark Bullard approached me for assistance and I was happy to help them after watching their advocacy and work in the community.”

“We’ve been in the McKinley Foundation building for almost 25 years, and we greatly appreciate all the support we have received from the Foundation during that time,” said Kim Erndt, Interim Executive Director of Prairie Rivers Network.  The McKinley Foundation building is undergoing extensive renovation; upon completion, there will no longer be office space for Prairie Rivers and other not-for-profit groups who have rented there in the past.

Contact Info: 

Kim Erndt, 217-344-237