Workshop Highlights
- Learn helpful hints on 319 grant writing from Illinois EPA, U.S. EPA, and the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission.
- Hear success stories from local groups as to how they received 319 funding and implemented their projects.
View PowerPoint presentations from our past workshops (please note that these are large files and may take a few minutes to download):
Amy Walkenbach, Illinois EPA
“319 Grants from a State Perspective”
Mike Prusila, Lake County Stormwater Management Commission
“Accessing Section 319 Funding for Watershed Planning”
Cyd Curtis, U.S. EPA (Lisle)
View at ILMA’s website
Leslie Berns, Lake County Forest Preserve District
“Implementing a Project with 319 Funds: Spring Brook Meander Project (Forest Preserve District of DuPage County)”
View at ILMA’s website
Randy Stowe, Wonder Lake Master Property Owners Association
“Obtaining and Implementing 319 Grants for Watershed Restoration”
View at ILMA’s website
Tom Ryan, Lake Sara Forever Foundation
“Lake Sara Shoreline Bluff Stabilization How a Small Volunteer Group Utilized 319 Grants”
Mary Lou Goodpaster and Bryan Cross, Kaskaskia Engineering Group, LLC
“Kickapoo Creek Corridor Restoration Project”
Don Roseboom, U.S. Geological Survey
“Pre-Tour Introduction to The Grove”
For the latest news and announcements on our workshops click here or
contact Alison at ameanor@prairierivers.org; 217/344-2371
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.
