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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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 […]
Press Release: Conservation Groups File Lawsuit To Protect Starved Rock State Park
Suit Asserts Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Mines and Minerals Failed to Comply with Legal Requirements in Permit Review Process Springfield, IL – On December 12th, the Sierra Club, Prairie Rivers Network, and Openlands filed a complaint in Circuit Court in Springfield, Illinois demanding judicial review of a massive open pit silica sand […]
