Join Prairie Rivers Network at the 9th annual Sangamon Watershed Celebration in Decatur. This is a fun event sponsored by our friends at the Agricultural Watershed Institute. Come out for music, food, and learning! This year’s celebration focuses on creating a vision for agricultural landscapes. Prairie Rivers Network will be part of the professional panel on […]
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Citizens to EPA: Clean Up Our Water!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Citizens to EPA: Clean Up Our Water! Hundreds attend limited public hearing on power plant water pollution Washington, D.C. – On April 22, after more than 30 years of delay, the EPA proposed a new rule under the federal Clean Water Act that contains a variety of options for cleaning up toxic […]
Charles Goodall, 1944-2013
We mourn the passing of Charles Goodall, member of our Board of Directors since 2000. A friend to us all, a friend to our rivers, we miss him sorely. —– SIDELL – Charles William Goodall, 68, of Sidell died July 4, 2013, at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago of complications from multiple myeloma. Charles was […]
Nominate your river hero!
Nominate your river heroes for Prairie Rivers Network’s River Steward Award! Nominations are due by August 26, 2013. The award will be presented at the Annual Dinner on October 11, 2013. Please send the following: Nominee’s contact information Your contact information Summary of nominee’s river conservation efforts, general background information concerning the river/watershed of interest, […]
Urbana Champaign Sanitary District approves sale of water to Cronus Chemical
Prairie Rivers Network seeks right to enforce District’s promise to protect aquatic life By unanimous vote, the Board of Trustees for the Urbana Champaign Sanitary District approved the sale of more than 6 million gallons per day of water to Cronus Chemical at a special meeting held Thursday, June 20th. The District is now free […]
