Annual Meeting

Tuesday, May 17, 12:30pm
Homer Glen
Village Council Chamber
14917 S. Founders Crossing
(off of Bell Road), Homer Glen


LDPEP will host a program by Steve Pescitelli, Stream Specialist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, on a recently developed report "Status of Fish Communities and Stream Quality in the Des Plaines and DuPage Rivers: 1997-2008".

The Des Plaines and DuPage River watersheds were surveyed in 2008 by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency as part of a statewide monitoring program to measure the health of Illinois streams. The presentation summarizes results of the fish surveys including: species composition, species distribution, and determination of stream quality based on the Index of Biotic Integrity, as well as information on the sport fishery. Results from the 2008 survey were compared to previous surveys of Des Plaines/DuPage River Basin conducted in 1997 and 2003.


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The Lower Des Plaines Ecosystem Partnership (LDPEP) offers a unique forum and a variety of resources for communities, businesses, non-profit organizations, and concerned citizens to coordinate the management of natural resources within the Lower Des Plaines River and its watershed. LDPEP has recently become a 501(c)(3) organization. We ask you to help us continue offering this unique forum for collaboration by becoming a member of LDPEP. We need your help in order to respond to the needs of our communities, provide educational programs, and support local sustainability initiatives.

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