Read our RiverWeb News for April 7, 2017 with stories on Dicamba as a threat to Midwest crops and habitat, RiverWatch training, and more.
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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.
RiverWatch trainees get their feet wet learning to identify aquatic bugs
March 19, 2017 | Blog Post
Last Saturday, RiverWatch trainer Matt Young and five brave river citizens (including myself), wearing questionably waterproof boots, waded into the chilly March waters of the Saline Branch in Urbana’s Crystal Lake Park. Another six participants without waterproof gear watched from the riverbank. We were participating in a RiverWatch training session, becoming citizen scientists ready to observe and report on the water quality of Illinois’ rivers.
$3 Million Gift Strengthens PRN’s Next 50 Years
“This is an exciting time at Prairie Rivers Network,” Executive Director Carol Hays said. “And Carol’s gift is inspirational.” Carol Goodall Wock, sister of former Prairie Rivers Network board member Charles Goodall, is donating 220 acres of her family farm to PRN. Carol’s gift, estimated at around $3 million, is the biggest ever donated to […]