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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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Annual Membership Appeal
As a small-budget 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, we rely on member contributions to fund our work. Without financial support from the Partners for Conservation Program (see artical below), your contributions are more important than ever!
Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to UDPREP. Every dollar you contribute helps our efforts to protect the extraordinary natural resources that make our region so unique.
Learn more about supporting UDPREP...
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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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Rain Garden Update
It's been a year since we planted the demonstration rain garden. Like any proud parent, we have photos!
See recent photos of the rain garden...
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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.
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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...
Site last updated February 2, 2010
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