Healthy land makes for healthier, cleaner water! Wetlands, forests, and prairies help control flooding, filter pollution, prevent sediment from being washed downstream, and provide critical habitat for our state’s wildlife. Prairie Rivers Network’s habitat specialist, Elliot Brinkman, works with private landowners, public land agencies, land trusts, and others to expand and connect the patchwork of […]
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Dispose of medicines & personal care products safely on September 29
Guest blog post from Laura Kammin of Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will host another nationwide medicine take-back on Saturday, September 29. Expired and unused medications can be dropped off from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at one of 200 participating locations in Illinois. Check out the DEA’s website to find an […]
Women Care for the Land in Princeton!
On August 28, twenty-two women gathered in Princeton, Illinois to talk about agricultural conservation. More than half of the women own farmland in north-central Illinois, and the rest were professional staff from various organizations wedded to conservation stewardship. The workshop, called Women Caring for the Land, was organized and facilitated by Prairie Rivers Network and […]
September RiverWeb E-news
Sign up for RiverWeb to have monthly updates emailed to you. In this edition: Illegal Dumping in the Green River Residents concerned about water demand from proposed coal mine Thank you EarthShare Illinois Happy Hour Friday, September 14 Illegal Dumping in the Green River Prairie Rivers Network has joined a federal lawsuit filed by the Quad Cities Waterkeeper […]
Factory Farms Breed Controversy
Stacy James, Water Resources Specialist at Prairie Rivers Network, was quoted in this Associated Press article about the various controversies surrounding factory farms or CAFOs (Confined Animal Feeding Operations). The article ran in both LancasterFarming.com (PDF) and the News-Gazette (PDF). Share this story!
