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Next Brown Bag Briefing - July 22
Forget the office cafeteria! Spend your lunch hour learning about the interesting people, projects, and programs in the Upper Des Plaines River Watershed.
Brown Bag Briefings feature interesting speakers and timely topics, updates on UDPREP activities, and news from across the watershed. Briefings rotate to different locations throughout the watershed over the course of the year.
Click here to download flyer
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UDPREP's Annual Meeting
If you missed our Annual Meeting, you missed a wonderful presentation on Sustainable Agriculture! You can read all about it and view the slides.
Read about the Annual Meeting...
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Preferred Regional Scenario
As regional plan nears completion, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning previews the plan's recommendations.
The scenario is one last precursor to the GO TO 2040 comprehensive regional plan that will be available in draft form this spring, with implementation of the final plan to begin in October 2010. The Regional Scenario establishes clear policy directions that CMAP will pursue in the plan itself, which is intended to guide growth and investment choices through mid-century and beyond in the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will. Based on two years of research, analysis, and public input, the scenario tackles pressing issues that require coordinated solutions at the local and regional levels.
Even if you've already seen the draft text version, be sure to see this new illustrated one, which really makes the document come to life!
Read the press release...
Review the Preferred Scenario...
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Vision for Open Space in Lake Co.
Sixteen of Lake County's conservation organizations have come together to create a vision calling for 20% of the county to be protected as open space by 2030. UDPREP is a member of the coalition and voted to adopt the vision during our annual meeting.
Read the press release...
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Watershed Successes
The Fall issue of our RiverTalk newsletter highlights many of the wonderful projects completed by our watershed partners over the past year, but we couldn't fit them all in! So, we've posted a bigger list here. Help us celebrate the many success stories within our watershed.
Read the accomplishments...
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Partners for Conservation Program funding dries up
The Illinois DNR recently announced that they will not be accepting applications for the FY 2010 Partners for Conservation Program (previously known as the C2000 Program)
The C2000 program has been an important source of funding for UDPREP and the other Ecosystem Partnerships. Additionally, C2000 has funded many significant projects throught Illinois.
For additional questions, please contact Lynn Boerman, Ecosystems Administrator, at Lynn.Boerman@Illinois.gov, or Tammy Watson, Partners for Conservation/C2000 Program Manager, at Tammy.L.Watson@Illinois.gov.
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Watershed Friendly Landscaping
Visit the watershed friendly landscaping section of our web site to learn more about rain gardens, rain barrels, permeable hardscaping, green roofs, bioswales, and native plant landscaping.
Cook County Stormwater Ordinance
UDPREP now sits on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago's Public and Private Organization Advisory Committee (PPOAC). The PPOAC is assisting the MWRD in developing a stormwater management ordinance for Cook County.
Read minutes of the last meeting and learn more about the ordinance...
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