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 | Group Name: Squaw Creek
Contact: Dan Cook
Contact Address: 333B Peterson Rd
Libertyville, Illinois 60048
Contact Phone: 847-918-5272
Contact Email: lcsmc@ix.netcom.com
Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council
Description:1996 Topography completed. 2' contours. HEC-RAS model and Hec-1 model is completed.
Date Last Modified: 10/21/2008 09:56:51 AM
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| Group Name: Central Road School
Contact: Carol Singler
Contact Address: 3800 Central Rd.
Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
Contact Phone: 847-963-5145
Activity:Education Project/Program
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:14:35 AM
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 | Group Name: Santa Fe Prairie Volunteers
Contact: Greg Starr
Contact Address: 8020 W. 85Th Street
Justice, Illinois 60458
Contact Phone: 708-598-6139
Contact Email: greggstarr@att.net
URL: http://santafe.kriho.com/calendar.htm
Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project
Description:In a relaxed and fun way we manage 4 miles of riverbank and a
state nature preserve. We have a heated CABOOSE Nature Center and are out 52 weekends every year. Equipment provided, FREE!
Number of Volunteers: 25
Date Last Modified: 07/06/2009 12:43:42 PM
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| Group Name: Fenwick High School
Contact: Marcus McKinley
Contact Address: 1311 Euclid
Berwyn, Illinois 60402
Contact Phone: 708-386-0127
Contact Email: mmckinley@fenwickfriars.com
URL: http://www.fenwickfriars.com/Creek
Activity:Volunteer Monitoring
Description:An ongoing monitoring project conducted by the environmental science and honors chemistry students at Fenwick High School. Data and research is provided
for educational purposes as well as for public information concerning the water quality of Silver Creek and other urban streams.
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:17:20 AM
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| Group Name: Lower Des Plaines Ecosystem Partnership
Contact: Gary Mechanic
Contact Address: 4905 N. Hamlin
Chicago, Illinois 60625
Contact Phone: 773-267-0146
Contact Email: gary@chicagopaddling.org
Activity:Education Project/Program
Description:The Lower Des Plaines Ecosystem Partnership is organized as a coalition of local stakeholders - public and private landowners, business people, natural scientists, recreation enthusiasts, local policy makers, etc. - united by a common interest in protecting, preserving and restoring the ecosystems, particularly the resource rich natural areas, of the Salt Creek and Lower Des Plaines watersheds in Illinois.
Number of Volunteers: 1
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:17:16 AM
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| Group Name: River Prairie Group
Contact: Paul Mack
Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
Contact Phone: 630-836-1156
Contact Email: umrgrad@sbcglobal.net
URL: http://illinois.sierraclub.org/rpg/watermonitorproj.htm
Activity:Volunteer Monitoring
Description:River Prairie Group is the Sierra Club chapter of DuPage County, Illinois. Its volunteers have collected and tested Chicago area rivers for nutrients, chloride, pH, and dissolved oxygen since 2000. In 2008, it performed the first study of Emerging Contaminants on the rivers, which will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
Number of Volunteers: 10
Date Last Modified: 12/17/2008 10:56:43 AM
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| Group Name: Prairie Rivers Network
Contact: Glynnis Collins, Executive Director
Contact Address: 1902 Fox Drive, Suite G
Champaign, Illinois 61820
Contact Phone: 217-344-2371
Contact Email: gcollins@prairierivers.org
URL: http://www.prairierivers.org
Activity:Other
Description:Prairie Rivers Network is a state-wide river conservation organization. Prairie Rivers Network strives to protect the rivers and streams of Illinois and to promote the lasting health and beauty of watershed communities. By providing information, sound science, and hands-on assistance, Prairie Rivers helps individuals and community groups become effective river conservation leaders.
Date Last Modified: 05/26/2009 12:30:50 PM
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| Group Name: Chicago Whitewater Association (1999 Information)
Contact: Marge Cline
Contact Address: 1343 N. Portage
Palatine, Illinois 60067
Contact Email: jakarch@hotmail.com
URL: http://www.nsn.org/eakhome/cwa
Description:Projects: Provide training for new paddlers, access to indoor practice during the winter, network with paddlers and other organizations, river rescue classes. Citizen Involvement: Take classes, attend training trips, and learn river rescue techniques
Date Last Modified: 11/10/2008 09:20:50 AM
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| Group Name: Salt Creek Watershed
Contact: Steve Leonard/Fullersburg Woods
Contact Address: 3609 Spring Rd.
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
Contact Phone: 630-790-4900
Activity:Volunteer Monitoring
Description:Types of Waterbodies Monitored: rivers
Type of Monitoring: chemical, biological, physical
Date Last Modified: 10/21/2008 10:27:48 AM
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| Group Name: Oak Lawn Environmental Task Force
Contact: Walter Nied
Contact Address: 5816 West 101st Street
Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453
Contact Phone: 708-499-2117
Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council
Description:Rehabilitate Oak Lawn and Stoney Creeks through river clean-ups, stream bank restoration.
Number of Volunteers: 30
Date Last Modified: 10/21/2008 10:25:53 AM
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| Group Name: Waterkeepers of Wisconsin
Contact: Joan Byers
Contact Address: 393 Gale Drive
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 53965
Contact Phone: 608-586-4833
Activity:Other
Description:Mission: To protect our springs.
Projects: Lobbying and monitoring.
Citizen Involvement: Help support our lobbying effort, contribute to the organization.
Year Founded: 2000
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:17:10 AM
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| Group Name: Rock River Coalition Inc.
Contact: Warren Topel
Contact Address: 602 Commerce Drive
Watertown, Wisconsin 53094
Contact Phone: (920) 261-7892
Contact Email: wtopel@testamericainc.com
URL: http://www.rockrivercoalition.org
Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council, Other
Description:Mission: The Rock River Coalition is an organization that educates and provides opportunities for people of diverse interests to work together to improve the environmental, economic, recreational and cultural resources of the Rock River Basin.
Projects: Stream and wetland monitoring programs, rain garden installation and workshops, Groundwater Guardian (develop award winning karst brochure and display), stormdrain stenciling, environmental action projects. Educational projects, seminars and dem...MORE...
Number of Volunteers: 180
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:15:35 AM
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| Group Name: Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG)
Contact: Kerry Schumann
Contact Address: 1050 Regent St., Ste. L2
Madison, Wisconsin 53715
Contact Phone: 608-251-1918
Contact Email: wispirg@chorus.net
URL: http://www.wispirg.org
Activity:Other
Description:Mission: To deliver persistent, results-oriented public interest activism that protects our environment, encourages a fair, sustainable economy, and fosters responsive, democratic government.
Citizen Involvement: Please contact WISPIRG.
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:15:04 AM
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| Group Name: Wisconsin Sierra Club -River Touring Section
Contact: Patrick Wilson
Contact Address: 2222 Hoeschler Dr.
La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601
Contact Phone: 608-787-3716
Contact Email: pbwilson@centurytel.net
URL: http://wisconsin.sierraclub.org/rts/
Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project, Other
Description:Mission: We have volunteers who had canoe/kayak paddling trips throughout Wisconsin most weekends from March through October.
Projects: Involved in river cleanups. Interested in identifying other river conservation/restoration projects.
Citizen Involvement: Our trips are open to everyone.
Year Founded: early 1970s
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:14:59 AM
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| Group Name: Citizens for a Better Environment
Contact: Jeffery Foran
Contact Address: 152 W. Wisconsin Ave., #510
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203
Contact Phone: 866-256-5988
Contact Email: cbewi@cbemw.org
URL: http://www.cbemw.org
Activity:Other
Description:Mission: Citizens for a Better Environment is a Midwestern not for profit corporation working to protect environmental health through research, public education, advocacy and citizen empowerment.
Projects: Please contact Citizens for a Better Environment.
Year Founded: 1971
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:15:01 AM
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| Group Name: Federation of Fly Fishers, Wisconsin Council
Contact: Gene Knutson
Contact Address: 2620 Gregory St.
Madison, Wisconsin 53711
Contact Phone: 608-238-1674
Contact Email: bjknuts1@facstaff.wisc.edu
Activity:Other
Description:Mission: Cultivate fly fishing - conservation, education, restoration. Voice for organized fishing. Promote conservation. All fish - all waters.
Projects: Phil Emmling is involved in many conservation issues; education - promoting fly fishing - flytying, casting, youth camp.
Citizen Involvement: Please contact Federation of Fly Fishers, Wisconsin Council.
Year Founded: 2000
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:14:57 AM
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| Group Name: Endangered Species Coalition
Contact: Liz Godfrey
Contact Address: 1121 University Ave.
Madison, Wisconsin 53715
Contact Phone: 608-294-1338
Contact Email: lgodfrey@stopextinction.org
URL: http://www.stopextinction.org
Activity:Other
Description:Mission: To bring together individuals and groups from diverse perspectives to protect and strengthen endangered species legislation. Projects: Lobbying and education on endangered species issues at the local, state, regional, and federal levels. Citizen Involvement: Contacting elected officials and educating others about imperiled species. Year Founded: 1982
Date Last Modified: 02/01/2010 08:26:43 AM
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| Group Name: Dupage River Coalition, The Conservation Foundation
Contact: Andrea Cline, The Conservation Foundation
Contact Address: 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd
Naperville, Illinois 60565
Contact Phone: 630-428-4500, fax 630-428-4599
Contact Email: acline@theconservationfoundation.org
URL: http://www.dupagerivers.org
Activity:Volunteer Monitoring
Description:Types of Waterbodies Monitored: rivers
Type of Monitoring: biological, physical, debris cleanup
Number of Volunteers: 500
Date Last Modified: 08/13/2009 10:35:51 AM
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| Group Name: Nature Conservancy - Wisconsin Chapter
Contact: Maureen O'brien
Contact Address: 633 W Main St
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Contact Phone: 608-251-8140
Contact Email: wisconsin@tnc.org
URL: http://www.nature.org/states/wisconsin
Activity:Other
Description:Mission: To preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. Projects: Land acquisition management, restoration (alone and cooperatively with partners); education and outreach in our community-based projects. Citizen Involvement: Volunteering with the conservancy and donations. Year Founded: 1960 (Wisconsin chptr.)
Date Last Modified: 07/22/2009 02:14:24 PM
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| Group Name: Midwest Environmental Advocates (Mea)
Contact: Florence Edwards Miller
Contact Address: 551 W. Main St, Suite 200
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Contact Phone: 608-251-5047
Contact Email: mscanlan@midwestadvocates.org
URL: http://www.midwestadvocates.org
Activity:Other
Description:Mission: To provide high quality legal services that support a diverse, grassroots social movement; build local leadership; and implement innovative solutions to environmental problems. We provide legal and technical support to grassroots groups working for environmental justice. Projects: Education, organizing, legal work. Citizen Involvement: Call to find out about volunteer opportunities. Year Founded: 1999
Number of Volunteers: 10
Date Last Modified: 07/20/2009 02:09:24 PM
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| Group Name: 1000 Friends Of Wisconsin
Contact: Steve Hiniker
Contact Address: 16 N Carroll St, Ste 810
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Contact Phone: 608-259-1000
Contact Email: friends@1kfriends.org
URL: http://www.1kfriends.org
Activity:Other
Description:Mission: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin educates the citizens and policy makers of Wisconsin about the benefits of sound land use planning. We advocate for the state and local land use policies that protect diverse natural communities. Projects: Southwest Wisconsin Watershed Trust; Milwaukee River Basin; Smart Growth Implementation project; Great Neighborhoods project; Balanced Transportation systems advocacy; research papers; training seminars and more. Citizen Involvement: Legislative updates, conf...MORE...
Date Last Modified: 07/20/2009 01:10:51 PM
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| Group Name: Salt Creek Greenway Association
Contact: Valerie Spale
Contact Address: 10327 Elizabeth
Westchester, Illinois 60154
Contact Phone: 708-865-8736
Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council
Description:To identify, preserve and promote the natural, historic, cultural and recreational resources of the Salt Creek Greenway.
Date Last Modified: 10/21/2008 10:27:45 AM
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| Group Name: Clean Wisconsin
Contact: Melissa Malott
Contact Address: 122 State St., Ste 200
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Contact Phone: 608-251-7020
Contact Email: info@cleanwisconsin.org
URL: http://www.cleanwisconsin.org
Activity:Other
Description:Mission: To protect the environment and preserve the quality of life in Wisconsin through the enactment of progressive public policies, the enforcement of laws and the active participation of people.
Projects: Various issue campaigns, including mercury reduction, pesticide reduction, polluted runoff, energy conservation, global warming, media outreach and metallic mining.
Citizen Involvement: Citizens can volunteer on a range of activities related to development, communication, program work an...MORE...
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:17:23 AM
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| Group Name: Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters
Contact: Anne Sayers
Contact Address: 306 E Wilson St. #2E
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Contact Phone: 608-850-4585
Contact Email: anne@conservationvoters.org
URL: http://www.conservationvoters.org/
Activity:Education Project/Program, Other
Description:Mission: To elect conservation leaders to the state legislature and encourage lawmakers to champion conservation policies that effectively protect Wisconsin's public health and natural resources.
Projects: Voter education, issue advocacy, lobbying; legislative accountability
Citizen Involvement: By staying informed and voting. Office volunteers are welcomed.
Year Founded: 2001
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:17:08 AM
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| Group Name: Wisconsin Association of Lakes (WAL)
Contact: Donna Sefton
Contact Address: One Point Place, Ste 101
Madison, Wisconsin 53719
Contact Phone: 608-662-0923 or 800-542-5253 (in WI)
Contact Email: dsefton@wisconsinlakes.org
URL: http://www.wisconsinlakes.org
Activity:Other
Description:Mission: To provide a united voice for Wisconsin inland lakes and waterways; to advance education; to strengthen local leadership; to preserve and protect inland waterways, their watersheds and ecosystems; and to make a commitment to the future of our lakes and waterways
Projects: Provide outreach assistance to citizen groups, lake organizations, and local governments on water resource strategies, and facilitate educational programming on water resource issues.
Citizen Involvement: Please cont...MORE...
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:16:26 AM
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| Group Name: Wisconsin Self-Help Lake Monitoring
Contact: Jennifer Filbert
Contact Address: FH-4 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7921
Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7921
Contact Phone: 608-264-8533
Contact Email: jennifer.filbert@dnr.state.wi.us
URL: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/fhp/lakes/selfhelp/aboutshlm.htm
Activity:Volunteer Monitoring
Description:Self-Help Lake Monitoring, the core of Wisconsin's Lake Partnership, is a partnership between over 700 citizens statewide and the Wisconsin DNR. Our goals are to collect high quality data, educate and empower volunteers, and share this data and knowledge. Volunteers measure water clarity as an indicator of water quality and after one year of participating may choose to add monitoring of lake chemistry. This information is then used to determine the lake's trophic sate. Many volunteers identify...MORE...
Number of Volunteers: 730
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:15:48 AM
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| Group Name: Izaak Walton League - Wisconsin Division
Contact: Bob Elliker
Contact Address: 5316 Forest Circle
Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481
Contact Phone: 715-344-1803
Contact Email: belliker@usa.com
URL: http://www.iwla.org
Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project
Description:Mission: To conserve, maintain, protect, and restore the soil, forest, water and other natural resources of the U.S. and other lands. To promote means and opportunities for the education of the public with respect to such resources and their enjoyment.
Projects: The state organization is not project oriented like individual chapters are. Please contact your area chapter.
Citizen Involvement: Please contact Izaak Walton League-Wisconsin Division.
Year Founded: 1922
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:15:05 AM
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| Group Name: Wisconsin Stewardship Network (WSN)
Contact: Todd Hanson
Contact Address: 122 State St., Ste. 510
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Contact Phone: 608-268-1218
Contact Email: wsn@chorus.net
URL: http://www.wsn.org
Activity:Education Project/Program, Other
Description:Mission: Our mission is to build a cooperative network that recaptures and strengthens Wisconsin's stewardship ethic for the betterment of its people and its natural resources.
Projects: Education and advocacy on eight statewide priority issues.
Citizen Involvement: The WSN has issue chairs who coordinate the work groups, and individuals do on our issues. Contact them about volunteer or other opportunities.
Year Founded: 1995
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:15:04 AM
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| Group Name: Illinois EcoWatch Network
Contact: Dana Curtiss; John Marshall
Contact Address: One Natural Resources Way
Springfield, Illinois 62702-1271
Contact Phone: 217-782-7940
Contact Email: ecowatch@dnrmail.state.il.us
URL: http://dnr.state.il.us/orep/ecowatch/
Activity:Volunteer Monitoring
Description:Illinois EcoWatch Network is a volunteer ecosystem monitoring program run by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. EcoWatch-certified Citizen Scientists conduct biological and physical monitoring and habitat surveys on Illinois? forests, prairies and wadeable streams (ForestWatch PrairieWatch and RiverWatch respectively). Data collected by Citizen Scientists becomes part of a statewide database used by scientists and others to gauge long-term trends in ecosystem health for the Critical...MORE...
Number of Volunteers: 1800
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:14:56 AM
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| Group Name: Watershed Land Trust - Illinois
Contact: Frank Austenfeld
Contact Address: 7211 W. 98th Terr., Ste. 285
Overland Park, Kansas 66212
Contact Phone: 913-685-4600
Contact Email: frank@watershedinstitute.biz
URL: http://www.WatershedLandTrust.biz
Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project
Description:The Watershed Land Trust (WLT) Is a nonprofit charitable organization which was formed to hold land in
fee simple and/or conservation easements in perpetuity. Most Land Trust's mission is to hold vast areas of
land typically in large sections. With the ability and expertise to work with any Mitigation Bank or In Lieu
Fee arrangement, the WLT is unique in that its mission and focus is to preserve watersheds, waterways,
streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and adjacent (riparian) corridors and ...MORE...
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:17:32 AM
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| Group Name: River Alliance of Wisconsin
Contact: Denny Caneff
Contact Address: 306 E. Wilson St. #2W
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Contact Phone: 608-257-2424
Contact Email: wisrivers@wisconsinrivers.org
URL: http://www.wisconsinrivers.org
Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council
Description:Mission: To protect, enhance, and restore Wisconsin's rivers and watersheds for their ecological, recreational, aesthetic and cultural values.
Projects: Programs include river restoration through selective small dam removal, providing training and technical support to local river and watershed organizations, and advocating for river-friendly policies (e.g. nonpoint source pollution, groundwater, mining).
Citizen Involvement: Volunteer participation is encouraged through event planning, fundrai...MORE...
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:16:37 AM
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| Group Name: Environmental Defenders Of Mchenry County
Contact: Bill Donato
Contact Address: 124 Cass Street
Woodstock, Illinois 60098
Contact Phone: 815-338-0393
Contact Email: mcdef@owc.net
URL: http://www.mcdef.org
Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council
Description:Citizens working together to protect and improve the rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands of McHenry County, Illinois. Our Friends of the Kishwaukee River and Friends of the Nippersink Creek efforts are directed at maintaining these high quality streams.
Number of Volunteers: 100
Date Last Modified: 07/21/2009 03:11:56 PM
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| Group Name: Gathering Waters Conservancy
Contact: Pam Foster Felt
Contact Address: 211 S Paterson St., #270
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Contact Phone: 608-251-9131
Contact Email: info@gatheringwaters.org
URL: http://www.gatheringwaters.org
Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project
Description:Gathering Waters Conservancy is a land conservation organization formed in 1994 to assist land trusts, landowners, and communities in their efforts to protect Wisconsin's land and water resources. Established by a coalition of land trusts, Gathering Waters Conservancy serves as an education and technical assistance center for land trusts and landowners alike. But our mission goes far beyond training and providing expert advice on land conservation issues. Gathering Waters Conservancy works direc...MORE...
Date Last Modified: 02/11/2009 01:51:45 PM
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| Group Name: Illinois Conservation Park & Recreation Foundation
Contact: Kay Forest
Contact Address: 1N141 County Farm Rd
Winfield, Illinois 60190
Contact Phone: 630-752-0196
URL: http://www.il-ipra.org/Affiliations/Foundation/Index.cfm
Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project
Description:Works to provide scholarships and promote research. recreation, and conservation in the park,
Date Last Modified: 10/17/2008 05:32:54 PM
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| Group Name: Hofmann Dam River Rats
Contact: Jason Gorski
Chicago, Illinois
Contact Phone: (773)585-4004
Contact Email: sj3@aol.com
Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project
Description:A group of conservationist anglers working in cooperation with Illinois Department of
Natural Resources for the restoration, protection, and improvement of the Des Plaines river and its fishery.
Number of Volunteers: 50
Date Last Modified: 10/17/2008 05:30:15 PM
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 | Group Name: Water Action Volunteers
Contact: Kris Stepenuck
Contact Address: WT/3, WAV Coordinator Box 7921
Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7921
Contact Phone: 608-264-8948
Contact Email: kris.stepenuck@ces.uwex.edu
URL: http://watermonitoring.uwex.edu/wav
Activity:Education Project/Program
Description:Water Action Volunteers is a statewide stream and river education program for all ages. Volunteers are given the tools to care for a local stream or river through projects, hands-on activities and monitoring.
Number of Volunteers: 5000
Date Last Modified: 05/26/2009 01:02:33 PM
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| Group Name: Chicago Area Sea Kayaking Association
Contact: Ralph Frese
Contact Address: 4019 N Narragansett
Chicago, Illinois 60634
Contact Phone: 773-777-1489
Contact Email: ralph@chicagolandcanoebase.com
Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council
Description:To encourage and promote safe paddling on our local (Illinois) waterways, including both rivers and Lake Michigan; to interface with local government agencies in regards to environmental and access issues; and to provide networking opportunities for our paddling community.
Date Last Modified: 10/24/2008 09:06:04 AM
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| Group Name: Wisconsin Wetlands Association
Contact: Becky Abel
Contact Address: 222 S. Hamilton St., Ste. 1
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Contact Phone: (608) 250-9971
Contact Email: director@wiscwetlands.org
URL: http://www.wiscwetlands.org
Activity:Education Project/Program, Other
Description:Mission: Wisconsin Wetlands Association is dedicated to the protection, restoration and enjoyment of wetlands and associated ecosystems through science-based programs, education and advocacy.
Projects: Annual Wetland Science Forum; training workshops in wetland restoration; Wetland Restoration Handbook; teacher resources on Purple Loosestrife monitoring and control; statewide legislation and policy advocacy; field trips; annual meeting and program.
Citizen Involvement: All activities are public...MORE...
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:15:45 AM
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| Group Name: Fox Waterway Agency
Contact: Ingrid D. Ruttendjie
Contact Address: 45 S. Pistakee Lake Rd
Fox Lake, Illinois 60020
Contact Phone: 847-587-8540
Contact Email: ruttendjie.ingrid@foxwaterway.state.il.us
URL: http://www.foxwaterway.state.il.us
Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project
Description:Created to improve and maintain the Fox River and Chain O' Lakes (in Lake and McHenry Counties, Illinois)public waterway for recreational uses, to restore environmental quality, control flooding, promote tourism, and enhance the quality of life along the waterway for residents and users alike.
Number of Volunteers: 100+
Date Last Modified: 06/10/2008 08:15:36 AM
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| Group Name: Prairie State Canoeists
Contact: John Shaw
Contact Address: 1620 Albermarle Ct.
Naperville, Illinois 60516
Contact Phone: 630-961-3479
Contact Email: shaw.johnw@gsa.gov
URL: http://www.prairiestatecanoeists.org/
Activity:Watershed Alliance/Council
Description:To operate for pleasure, social, welfare and recreational purposes primarily for its members and incidentally for the benefit of the public generally, in the promotion and pursuit of canoeing, kayaking and directly related activities including the establishment, maintenance and preservation of canoe trails and natural water courses, and including the conservation of natural resources; and also to engender and maintain an ecological awareness in its members and the public generally in support of ...MORE...
Number of Volunteers: approximately 500 members
Date Last Modified: 10/24/2008 10:13:08 AM
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| Group Name: Lake County Forest Preserve District
Contact: Tom Hahn, Executive Director
Contact Address: 2000 N. Milwaukee Ave
Libertyville, Illinois 60048
Contact Phone: 847-367-6640
Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project
Description:Lake County Forest Preserve District monitors wildlife including sandhill cranes, bluebirds, wood ducks, frogs, bats, butterflies, and plants. We also conduct an orchid recovery project and monitor streams.
A 23-member elected Board of Commissioners governs your Lake County Forest Preserves. They guide the agency's mission and grant final approval for all land acquisitions, restoration and improvement projects, educational and cultural programs, the annual budget, and other administrative acti...MORE...
Number of Volunteers: 50
Date Last Modified: 10/24/2008 09:06:58 AM
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| Group Name: Conservation Foundation
Contact: Anne Marie Smith; Steve Leonard
Contact Address: 10S404 Knoch Knolls Rd.
Naperville, Illinois 60565
Contact Phone: 630 428-4500 630 790 4900
Contact Email: consfoun@ais.net
URL: http://www.theconservationfoundation.org/
Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project, Volunteer Monitoring, Watershed Alliance/Council
Description:DuPage Rivercare, a partnership between The Conservation Foundation and the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, provides opportunities for classes to monitor water quality, stabilize streambanks, protect the DuPage River watershed from development and nonpoint source pollution, and develop and implement small-scale improvement plans for sections of the river.
Number of Volunteers: 0
Date Last Modified: 10/17/2008 05:34:31 PM
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| Group Name: Liberty Prairie Conservancy
Contact: Steve Barg
Contact Address: 32400 North Harris Road
Grayslake, Illinois 60030
Contact Phone: 847-548-5989
Contact Email: info@libertyprairie.org
URL: http://www.libertyprairie.org/
Activity:Restoration/Conservation Project
Description:The mission of the Liberty Prairie Conservancy LPC) is to protect, restore, and preserve the natural and human history of the Liberty Prairie Reserve. Formed by area residents in 1994, the LPC works to enhance the integrity of the area through community outreach, stewardship, education, and the promotion of environmental ethics in Lake County, Illinois. The Conservancy's programs focus on fostering a better understanding of this cultural and natural landscape and encouraging growth management th...MORE...
Date Last Modified: 10/24/2008 09:07:08 AM
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