WHEN:
Thursday, February 11, 2010
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
WHERE:
Lewis and Clark Community College, Godfrey Campus
5800 Godfrey Road
Godfrey, IL 62035
Templin Nursing Building, Lab 101
WHAT:
This 1-day course will familiarize you with powerful – and free! – online watershed management tools designed by U.S. EPA. You will gain experience navigating these tools while working at an individual computer station. You will take home a course manual filled with screenshots and step-by-step instructions as you continue to learn and use the tools for watershed planning and management. {Continue Reading »}
UPSTATE:
Thursday, November 12, 8:30-4:00
The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL
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DOWNSTATE:
Friday, November 13, 8:30-4:00
Wildlife Prairie State Park, Peoria, IL
PROVIDING ILLINOIS WATERSHED GROUPS TIPS AND TOOLS FOR BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS
PRN is pleased to announce that Jen McDonnell, Public Outreach Specialist with Tetra Tech Consultants (www.ttwater.com), will be facilitating two workshops on building partnerships in Illinois watershed groups.
WORKSHOP CONTENT AND GOALS
Jen will present from the manual “Getting In Step: A Guide for Conducting Watershed Outreach Campaigns“ prepared by Tetra Tech, Inc. under a contract with U.S. EPA. This manual provides “new and improved tips and tools for creating awareness, educating specific audiences, and motivating positive behavior change to improve water quality.” Join us to learn how to increase participation in your watershed management efforts, work together, effectively communicate, and reach your target audience.
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As part of our continuing initiative on Building Capacity in Illinois Watersheds, PRN, along with the Illinois EPA and U.S. EPA, held workshops this summer, in Chicago and Champaign, on “Using On-Line Data and Tools for Your Watershed.” These workshops taught participants how to evaluate pollution sources in their watersheds and create customized maps.
The goal of these workshops was to teach watershed planners, managers, and citizens from locally-led watershed projects how to use and display publicly available information on local water pollution problems in order to generate support for their efforts and strategize planning efforts.
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Using On-line Data and Tools for Your Watershed
The second run of the Capacity Building Workshop on “Using On-line Data and Tools for Your Watershed” is being held on Friday, August 7 at Parkland College in Champaign, IL.
The registration deadline is July 27, and there are a few spots still available. The workshop is intended for planners, technical analysts, or outreach coordinators who will apply this information to their watershed work. Please join us! {Continue Reading »}
Chicago: June 22 (registration deadline is June 17)
Champaign: August 7 (registration deadline is July 27)
Using On-line Data and Tools for Your Watershed
Locally-led watershed projects are vitally important to improving and maintaining the health of Illinois’ rivers, lakes, and streams. The groups and/or agencies working in Illinois watersheds need to be able to identify water quality concerns and solutions, and communicate them in a meaningful way to decision makers. This is an important aspect of building public support. To address this need, Prairie Rivers Network, the Illinois Lake Management Association, the Illinois EPA, and the U.S. EPA are offering this workshop.
We are holding two identical workshops, one in Chicago on Monday, June 22 and the other in Champaign on Friday, August 7.
- Grant Opportunities Workshop Participants
This February, PRN partnered with the Illinois Lake Management Association and held a workshop titled “Grant Opportunities and Funding Options for Lake and Watershed Projects.” This workshop was offered as part of PRN’s continuing effort to build capacity in Illinois watersheds by increasing the skill sets of individuals working on water quality issues. Held at the Hotel Pẻre Marquette in Peoria, the workshop was a huge success, with over 70 people from around the state in attendance. {Continue Reading »}
