by Stacy James, Water Resources Scientist What is a rain garden? A rain garden is a shallow, vegetated landscaping feature that captures excess rainwater and puts it to work. As the rain garden bed is slightly below the level of the yard, the garden acts as a shallow dish that holds the water for a […]
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Prairie Rivers Network Happy Hour
Please join staff, board, volunteers, and friends at Prairie Rivers Network’s Happy Hour When: Friday, June 1, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Where: Beer garden at Mike ‘N Molly’s (105 N. Market St. in Downtown Champaign) Everyone is welcome!
LTE: Coal Company’s Plan Threat to Environment
Scott Dossett of Urbana, IL wrote a Letter to the Editor to the News-Gazette raising questions about the proposed Sunrise coal mine in Vermilion and Champaign counties. Read his Letter to the Editor (PDF form) published in the News-Gazette on May 30, 2012. Share this story!
Action Alert: Support Funding for IDNR
Support Stable Funding for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Illinois needs a strong, stable Department of Natural Resources to manage our state parks, and to protect water, land and wildlife in Illinois. Budget cuts and sweeps in the past have left the Department in a precarious financial position without the resources it needs to […]
Crop Insurance Subsidies Should be Linked to Land Stewardship
Congress must demand a higher return for the environment in exchange for our more than $8 billion annual investment in agricultural subsidies. Maintaining the status quo is a risky over-reliance on largely voluntary measures that have and will fall short of keeping our waters clean.” Agricultural pollution is a top cause of degraded rivers and […]
