2017 Success Stories Victory for the Public Process If Asian carp reach the Great Lakes, a way of life could be lost. “This has been our homeland . . . We’ve always been here, for ten thousand years or more.” These are the words of Doug Craven of the Michigan Band of Odawa Indians talking […]
Accomplishments
2017 Accomplishments
December 31, 2017 | Blog Post
We accomplished a lot in 2017, and it’s all thanks to you!
More than 50,000 Acres of Wetlands Protected from Destructive Project
Prairie Rivers Network and Partners Stop the New Madrid Levee By Kim Knowles Great news regarding the New Madrid levee project! In a valiant final act to protect both people and wildlife, the Obama Administration issued a decision making it nearly impossible for the Army Corps of Engineers to build the New Madrid Levee. We’ve […]
2016 Accomplishments & Annual Report
For 50 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. 2016 Accomplishments REDUCING WATER POLLUTION We won an important legal victory from the Illinois […]
Miles for Monarchs Raises $7,000
Thank you to our Miles for Monarchs Fundraising Team Our team raised $7,000 and ran/walked, some of us in the rain, 125.4 miles in 23 hours, 30 minutes, and 36 seconds during the 2016 Illinois Marathon race weekend in April: Camp No Scouts Diza Baryshnikov Emil LeBauer Elliana Moore Theodore Nevins Kavi Patel Miles Sola (Amy Byrum […]