Read Prairie Rivers Network’s 2016 Spring Newsletter and 2015 Annual Report, featuring articles: Cover Crops: Looking Toward the Future of Farming Carol’s Currents 2015 Annual Report and 2015 PRN Members & Supporters list Illinois’ Self-Bonding Problem Miles for Monarchs You can also read the 2015 Annual Report separately.
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Prairie Rivers Network & Partners Score Legal Victory for Clean Water
Illinois Appellate Court Agrees MWRD Waste Water Permits are Illegal By Kim Knowles In a much-welcomed decision, the Illinois Appellate Court handed clean water advocates a victory by declaring that three very significant waste water permits do not comply with the Illinois Environmental Protection Act. The three permits under challenge were issued to the Metropolitan […]
Run for Monarchs
Be a part of Prairie Rivers Network’s Miles for Monarchs and help raise money for critical wildlife habitat! Walk or Run. It’s easy. It’s fun. It’s important. Monarchs go right through Illinois during their 3,000 mile annual migration. You only have to walk 3.1 miles to help us protect the habitat in Illinois that monarchs […]
We have only ourselves (& the Army Corps of Engineers) to blame
Poor river policies wreak havoc on river towns and fragile ecosystems by Kim Knowles Governor Bruce Rauner has declared 23 Illinois counties disaster areas due to flood damages. Widespread flooding has shut down businesses, closed roads, forced evacuations, and taken lives as intense winter precipitation caused the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers to flood towns in […]
2015 Accomplishments
Happy New Year As we look forward to a new year of protecting Illinois’ rivers and streams, we want to take time to thank our members for their support over the past year. Here are a few accomplishments from 2015 that were made possible because of our generous and committed members. Defending the clean water act […]
