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. […]
Agriculture
Press Release: Principles to Shape Agricultural Pollution Plan
Prairie Rivers Network and other members of the Mississippi River Collaborative are keeping an eye on Minnesota’s plan to develop an agricultural water quality certification program. The program details are still being decided, but it appears it will be a voluntary program that certifies farmers are meeting water quality standards for their pollution discharges. In order […]
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 […]
Ladies: Let’s Talk Conservation
The Women, Food and Agriculture Network, with partners Prairie Rivers Network, American Farmland Trust, and Friends of the Big Bureau Creek Watershed, are sponsoring a conservation workshop for women land owners in Bureau, Lee and LaSalle Counties. This event offers a peer-to-peer, informal discussion format which allows women landowners or managers to talk about their […]
Conservation Compliance Amendment Passes Senate 52-47!
The U.S. Congress voted 52-47 in favor of relinking conservation compliance to crop insurance in the next Farm Bill! This is a huge victory, and we are grateful that Illinois Senator Dick Durbin voted in favor of the amendment. We are also grateful to those of you who responded to our call-to-action and contacted your […]
