Everything big starts small – and you never know how a simple conversation might change the world! The DuPage River Salt Creek Workgroup (DRSCW), staffed by The Conservation Foundation, started
Featured Image Credit: patch.com/illinois/naperville/ A lot of data collection goes into a stream restoration project. First, the standard year-round, watershed-wide data we collect allows us to identify potential project
As the year draws to an end we also draw to the end of our annual bioassessment. The bioassessments are intensive watershed wide surveys of aquatic life, physical habitat, and
It can be really difficult to know how clean and healthy the river running through your neighborhood or town really is. In fact, if it was easy I wouldn’t have
Last month I was invited to visit a middle school class and talk to them about my experience as a professional scientist. Initially I thought I would be standing in
Lisle Park District is officially opening their new public boat launch with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, September 11th at 10:00am. The celebration is being held at the at
A few weeks ago, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) received a notification from an HOA on Ginger Creek that they had observed a new invasive species within their
Every drop of rain is going someplace. And every place it goes to is flowing somewhere else. This is the most basic concept of a watershed. “Watershed” is a term
