The short days of January are fleeting, and oftentimes, so are the resolutions made at the beginning of each year. Perhaps you’ve promised to start exercising, or pledged to help the environment in some way. Why not do both? Let Prairie Rivers Network help you keep (or revive) the resolutions you made this year by joining our Run […]
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2012 Accomplishments
For 45 years, Prairie Rivers Network has been working to foster a healthy environment, healthy people, and healthy communities. We have accomplished a lot in those years thanks to the continued support of our members and dedicated, passionate conservationists throughout Illinois. Protecting Natural Areas Along our Rivers Click to download pdf Prairie Rivers Network is […]
Happy Holidays
A fresh snow coats the winter forest with Hammel Creek flowing quietly through Hammel Woods Forest Preserve in suburban Will County, Illinois. Source: Hank Erdmann
PRN on the Smile Politely Radio Podcast
Traci Barkley and Robert Hirschfeld of Prairie Rivers Network sat down with the Smile Politely Radio team to discuss a number of important issues facing Illinois’ waters. The conversation covered agricultural and landscape runoff, a proposed Central Illinois coal mine, Asian carp, green infrastructure, and the effects of improperly disposed pharmaceuticals and other household chemicals. […]
Prairie Rivers Notes – Fall/Winter 2012 Newsletter
Read Prairie River Notes – Fall-Winter Newsletter featuring the following articles: The Clean Water Act at 40: Under Attack but Alive and Still Kicking Greetings from Glynnis Run for Your Rivers and Walk for Your Streams at the IL Marathon Annual Dinner Recap w/ River Steward Award and A Living Document: The US Constitution and Clean Water 2012 Accomplishments Introducing […]