See photos of the 2013 Boneyard Creek Community Day in the News-Gazette. 330 volunteers removed trash and invasive species at seven clean-up sites throughout Champaign-Urbana. They cleaned up 845 acres of land and 3.9 miles of water to leave these places better than they had found them. Stay tuned to the Boneyard Creek Community Day […]
Events
The Vermilion River: Embracing the Future
Join us for six lightning talks and an open discussion on the future of the Vermilion River system: Vermilion River at a Crossroads – Sue Smith, Salt Fork River Partners Fish Diversity in the Vermilion River – Trent Thomas, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Native Mussel Re-introduction – Jeremy Tiemann, Illinois Natural History Survey Danville […]
Annual Dinner Roundup
Thank you to all of you who attended our 14th Annual Dinner and 45th Anniversary celebration in October. The staff and board of directors had a wonderful time visiting with our members and celebrating the successes you made possible. Congratulations to our 2012 River Steward Brenda Dilts Each year we recognize and celebrates outstanding river […]
A Living Document: The US Constitution and Clean Water
Urbana, Illinois native and University of Illinois alumnus Dr. Richard Lazarus is distinguished among conservation advocates for the many environmental law cases he has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. As Prairie Rivers Network’s honored guest speaker for our 45th Anniversary Annual Dinner, Dr. Lazarus applauded the environmental protections achieved in the last forty years, protections that […]
Holiday Happy Hour, December 7
Please join staff, board members, volunteers, partners, and friends for our quarterly Happy Hour. Where: Quality Bar in Champaign, 110 North Neil Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820 When: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. We’ll order pizza and toast to clean water and healthy rivers! Everyone is welcome!
