Read Prairie Rivers Network’s 2017 Spring Newsletter, featuring articles on more than 50,000 acres of wetlands saved, Dynegy, and more.
A Day at Allerton
April 17, 2017 | Blog Post
Western chorus frogs, a red-tailed hawk, blue-grey gnatcatchers, and a common garter snake. There was a tufted titmouse, a towhee, and a red-headed woodpecker. These are just some of the animals I saw or heard last Saturday at Allerton Park.
PRN member and birder David Thomas, PRN board member Rob Kanter, and I left Champaign around 9 in the morning and headed west along Interstate 72. A short 30 or so minutes later, we arrived at the Allerton Park Music Barn for an outing.
RiverWeb News April 7, 2017
Read our RiverWeb News for April 7, 2017 with stories on Dicamba as a threat to Midwest crops and habitat, RiverWatch training, and more.
Widespread Dicamba Herbicide Use Threatens Midwest Crops and Habitat
April 7, 2017 | Blog Post
The use of dicamba herbicide will be greatly expanded in the Midwest this year with the planting of dicamba resistant soybeans on millions of acres. Dicamba has been registered for use since 1965 and is sold widely in hundreds of products for broadleaf weed control for crops, rights of ways, and lawns. The increased use this year threatens specialty crops, prairie, and pollinator habitat.
RiverWeb News March 16, 2017
Read our RiverWeb News for March 16, 2017 with stories on the Friday Forum: The State of Water in Illinois, the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Champaign, and more.
