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1. Stacy James, Water Resources Scientist, discuses pigs and pollution

Prairie Rivers Network staff member Stacy James appeared on WTVP’s At Issue to discuss pigs and pollution.

This was a great opportunity for Prairie Rivers Network to share some of our concerns about the state’s livestock regulations and the poor management on some factory farms. Also on the program was Chad Leman, a hog producer from Illinois who seems to have a well-run operation.

Watch the program on WTVP

 2. Asian Carp Report

Great Lakes Commission Report: We can keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes with smart investments in the Chicago River system!

This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity: Stop Asian carp. Protect the Great Lakes. Improve the Chicago River. Win. Win. Win.

Read the press release.

Make a donation to support this work!

3. Run for Your Rivers

If you are planning on running (or walking) with Prairie Rivers Network’s Illinois Marathon team, sign up now! We have a goal of 30 runners, and we have 12 so far. We need YOU!

 Run with us!

4. Have you submitted your Upper Mississippi River essay?

In addition to being published in the newsletters for Prairie Rivers Network and the 1 Mississippi Campaign (over 5,000 readers) the winning essay will also be published in Our Mississippi newsletter, reaching another 1,000 plus people!

Find out more or submit your essay!

5. Celebrate our 45th Anniversary!

If you are not on our mailing list, you’ve probably not seen our list of 45 ways to connect with, care for, and learn more aboutIllinois’ rivers and streams. Check out our online version—it is full of our favorite opportunities for engaging in rivers issues. Thank you to our wonderful former volunteer and now part-time employee, Lucy Bannon, for all your hard work putting this together!

45 opportunities to celebrate our 45th anniversary!

6. If you love us, let us count the ways!

Please take our short, 6-question survey and tell us what you think about us.

Take our survey.

Thank you to all of you who attended our 13th Annual Dinner in October. The chance to gather with like-minded river friends, old and new, is one of the highlights of the year for our staff and board members.

Please visit our flickr site for more pictures of our staff, board of directors, members and friends celebrating our rivers at the Annual Dinner.

Prairie Rivers Network is now accepting applications for the following two positions:

Water Resources Specialist – Invasive Species

Water Resources Specialist – Habitat Conservation

Click here for more information.

Prairie Rivers Network is now participating in Schnucks’ eScript Customer Card Program.

If you are already using a Schnucks Customer Card for Fuel Rewards, you may register that card to earn money for Prairie Rivers Network by calling (800) 931-6258. The Schnucks eScrip Customer Card may be used to generate both contributions to PRN and Fuel Rewards (where available).

Prairie Rivers Network’s group ID for the Schnucks’ program is 500024645.

If you don’t already have a Schnuck’s Customer/eScript card, pick one up at participating Schnucks store locations. Present the card every time you shop and Schnucks contributes a percentage of your monthly purchase amount to Prairie Rivers Network.

View PRN’s Prairie River Notes – Summer 2010 Newsletter (pdf) with the following articles:

• Big Wheels Keep on Rolling – Update on Traveling Science Center
• A Message from our Executive Director
• PRN Annual Dinner – October 29th
• River Steward Nominations
• Helping Champaign Homeowners Manage Stormwater Through Rain Gardens and Rain Barrels
• Illinois Contaminated by Coal Pollution
• How You Can Help Reduce Illinois’ Coal Pollution Problem
• PRN Studying Public Waterway Rights
• Ready to Unveil! Webpages for Watershed Groups
• Thank You Interns and Volunteers