Prairie Rivers Network invites members to attend our Environmental Lobby Training workshop and join our River Action Team. We are developing the River Action Team because there are times when we need our members to convey important policy messages to decision makers. In order to fortify our Team and make our members comfortable with responding to […]
Events
Art Shows to Benefit Prairie Rivers Network
Two exciting art shows and sales will benefit Prairie Rivers Network in November and December. As part of the Art @ the Y series, painter Kim Curtis will showcase works from her series Thirtyseven, which documents the fascinating wetland area along the San Francisco Bay area’s highway 37. View these paintings and other works on her […]
Annual Dinner 2013 Roundup
The Prairie Rivers Network staff and board of directors had a wonderful evening visiting with 300 members and friends at our Annual Dinner on October 11th. Pictures from the Annual Dinner View more, full size photos at our Flickr site… Congratulations to our 2013 River Steward and Outstanding Public Servant Kevin Cummings received the […]
“Troubled Waters” to be shown in Champaign-Urbana
One of the goals of Prairie Rivers Network is to improve the health of Illinois’ rural rivers by reducing farm chemical pollution. The documentary Troubled Waters does a nice job of describing the issue. Thanks to the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center for publicly screening this film on Tuesday, October 22! Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story […]
Prairie Rivers Network to Honor River Advocates at Annual Dinner
Media scholar Robert McChesney will be keynote speaker Prairie Rivers Network will honor Kevin Cummings and Suzanne Smith for their work in protecting and promoting the health of Illinois rivers and wildlife at its Annual Dinner on October 11. The event will be held at the I Hotel and Conference Center, 1900 S First Street […]
