Rain garden rambling, that is. If you would like to see some real, live rain gardens, please join Prairie Rivers Network staff and members for a bike ride to four Champaign properties. We will meet with residential rain garden owners and talk with City of Champaign staff about the new stormwater utility fee and associated […]
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August 2013 E-News
In this August 2013 E-News Edition: Rain Garden Ramble Prairie Rivers Network Annual Dinner – October 11, 2013 Call for Nominations: 2013 River Steward Award Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story Summer Newsletter: Prairie River Notes Mending the Upper Mississippi River Protect the Illinois River from toxic coal pollution Asian Carp: Leaping to Lake Michigan […]
Governor Quinn signs bill to improve access to private lands
Today, Governor Quinn signed into law SB 1042, an important bill to protect private landowners and conservation land trusts who wish to allow public access for outdoor recreation and education. For years, private landowners were exempt from liability, but a 2005 lawsuit over a sledding accident led to the loss of these protections. For fear […]
Press Release: Asian carp spawning population moves closer to Lake Michigan
For Immediate Release Monday, Aug. 19, 2013 Asian Carp: Leaping Faster to Lake Michigan Than the Solutions to Stop Them CHICAGO – The leading edge of the Asian carp invasion in Illinois has advanced dramatically, with spawning moving nearly 100 miles upstream this year to within 25 miles of an electric barrier that is the […]
Restoring America’s River
Using the Water Resources Development Act To Mend the Upper Mississippi River When they return from summer recess, Congress will consider a new Water Resources Development Act to guide the Army Corps of Engineers’ management of the US Inland Waterways System and authorize funds for specific waterways programs and projects. In the past, the Act […]
