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Brown Bag Briefing:
Our next lunchtime lecture will feature Kristian Gustavson, presenting his program The 90 Day Plan—90 Ways in 90 Days to Clean and Conserve Water. This exciting program was inspired by Kristian's canoe trip down the Mississippi river.
Learn about his fascinating journey and his plan to reduce pollution through public awareness and simple actions in our daily lives.
Bring your own lunch. We'll provide dessert and a great speaker!
Learn more about this event...
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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. With the recent cuts in the Partners for Conservation Program (see articale 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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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 June 17, 2009
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