July 8, 2010
View Presentations on “How to Write a Fundable 319 Grant” (Lisle, IL and Bloomington, IL)
Over 100 people attended a workshop on how to write fundable 319 grants, held in both Lisle and Bloomington. Thanks to all of you who participated! Prairie Rivers Network and the Illinois Lake Management Association partnered to organize the workshops and welcomed a third partner, The Morton Arboretum, as our host in Lisle.
PRN and ILMA thank all of our speakers for taking the time to be part of a successful workshop. View PowerPoint presentations from the March 3, 2010 (Lisle) and June 23, 2010 (Bloomington) workshops (please note that these are large files and may take a few minutes to download):
Tom Davenport, U.S. EPA (both Lisle and Bloomington)
“319 Grants from a Federal Perspective” (no PowerPoint)
Amy Walkenbach, Illinois EPA (both Lisle and Bloomington)
“319 Grants from a State Perspective: Writing a Proposal That Can Be Funded” (pdf – 2.66 mb)
Mike Prusila, Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (both Lisle and Bloomington)
“Accessing Section 319 Funding for Watershed Planning” (pdf – 2.38 mb)
Cyd Curtis, U.S. EPA (Lisle)
“Watershed Management – Data Analysis (some assembly required)” (pdf – 3.42 mb)
Leslie Berns, Lake County Forest Preserve District (Lisle)
“Implementing a Project with 319 Funds: Spring Brook Meander Project (Forest Preserve District of DuPage County” (pdf – 3.26 mb)
Randy Stowe, Wonder Lake Master Property Owners Association (Lisle)
“Obtaining and Implementing 319 Grants for Watershed Restoration” (pdf – 1.96 mb)
Tom Ryan, Lake Sara Forever Foundation (Bloomington)
“Lake Sara Shoreline Bluff Stabilization: How a Small Volunteer Group Utilized 319 Grants” (pdf – 8.25 mb)
Mary Lou Goodpaster and Bryan Cross, Kaskaskia Engineering Group, LLC (Bloomington)
“Kickapoo Creek Restoration Project – Many Goals (and How 319 Helped Fund It)” (pdf – 2.36 mb)
Don Roseboom, U.S. Geological Survey (Bloomington)
“Pre-Tour Introduction to The Grove on Kickapoo Creek” (pdf – 1.27 mb)
We were fortunate to have toured two impressive projects, funded in part by 319 grant money.
In Lisle, we toured both the pervious parking lot and Meadow Lake at The Morton Arboretum (winter photographs).
In Bloomington, we toured the Kickapoo Creek Corridor Restoration Project at The Grove (summer photographs). This project includes a residential subdivision, stream restoration, wetland and prairie complex, floodwater detention system, public park, and future community center.
We thank our tour guides for the time they spent sharing their expertise with us:
At the Morton Arboretum:
Kris Bachtell, Vice President of Collections and Facilities
Kurt Dreisilker, Manager of Natural Resources
At The Grove on Kickapoo Creek:
Don Roseboom, USGS Illinois Water Science Center and tour organizer
Charles Bohall, USGS Illinois Water Science Center
Bryan Cross, Kaskaskia Engineering Group, LLC
Bill Doud, Doud Builders
Neil Finlen, Farnsworth Group Inc.
Marshall Kaisner, Kaisner Homes
David Lamb, City of Bloomington – Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department
Brandon Lott, Farnsworth Group Inc.
Robert Moews, City of Bloomington
Tim Straub, USGS Illinois Water Science Center
Trent Thomas, Illinois Department of Natural Resources – Division of Fisheries
Last but not least, we thank our moderators for efficiently running the workshops:
Holly Hudson, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (Lisle workshop)
Trent Thomas, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Bloomington workshop)
This workshop, hosted by Prairie Rivers Network and the Illinois Lake Management Association, is part of a series of workshops designed to increase Illinois watershed groups’ capacity to protect and improve their local water resources. Capacity Building Workshops are funded through an IEPA and U.S. EPA CWA 319 grant.
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