Local Watershed Organizations
Long Run Creek Watershed Planning Committee, Contact Marcia De Vivo at 630-243-8002 or marcia.devivo@cn.ca
Salt Creek Watershed Network http://www.saltcreekwatershed.org/
Hickory Creek Watershed Network http://www.hickorycreekwatershed.org
Lower Des Plaines River Watershed Planning Council
Local Nonprofits
Friends of the Forest Preserves www.fotfp.org
I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor Civic Center Authority http://civiccenterauthority.org/default.htm
Salt Creek Greenway Association http://www.saltcreekgreenwayassociation.org
Sierra Club, River Prairie Group http://illinois.sierraclub.org/rpg
Save the Prairie Society http://savetheprairiesociety.org/
Will County Audubon Society http://www.willcountyaudubon.org/
Medinah Park District http://www.medinahparkdistrict.org/
Partnerships
The Conservation Foundation http://www.theconservationfoundation.org/
Upper Des Plaines Ecosystem Partnership http://www.upperdesplainesriver.org/
Fox River Ecosystem Partnership http://www.foxriverecosystem.org/
Prairie Parklands Ecosystem Partnership (No web site)
Kishwaukee River Ecosystem Partnership http://krep.bios.niu.edu/
State/Regional Nonprofits
Campaign for Sensible Growth www.growingsensibly.org
Center For Neighborhood Technology www.cnt.org
Chicago Environmental Network www.chicagoenvironment.org
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning www.chicagoareaplanning.org
Chicago Wilderness http://www.chiwild.org/
CorLands www.corlands.org
Des Plaines River Watershed Team. (No web site)
Environmental Law and Policy Center www.elpc.org
Illinois Watershed Association http://www.watershed.uiuc.edu/IllinoisWA/Board.htm
Midwest Invasive Plant Network www.mipn.org
Midwest SOARRING Foundation http://www.midwestsoarring.org/
Openlands http://www.openlands.org/
Prairie Rivers Network www.prairierivers.org
Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter http://illinois.sierraclub.org/
Forest Preserve District of Cook County http://www.fpdcc.com/
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County http://www.dupageforest.com/
Forest Preserve District of Will County http://reconnectwithnature.org/
http://www.reconnectwithnature.org/FileManager/GreenBook2009.pdf
Goverment Links
Army Corps of Engineers www.usace.army.mil
Cook County Forest Preserve District www.fpdcc.com
DuPage County Forest Preserve District http://www.dupageforest.com/
IL Department of Natural Resources www.dnr.state.il.us
Illinois State Water Survey http://www.sws.uiuc.edu/
USDA Forest Service www.ncrs.fs.fed.us
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service www.il.nrcs.usda.gov
US DOI National Park Servicewww.nps.gov
US Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/
US Fish and Wildlife Service http://midwest.fws.gov/chicago
US Geological Survey www.usgs.gov
Orland Park Green Initiatives http://www.orland-park.il.us/index.aspx?NID=960
Resources
Wetlands
Center for Watershed Protection http://www.cwp.org/wetlands/index.htm
Read ENN article: http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/aug2009/2009-08-20-093.asp
Watershed Planning and Information
Center for Watershed Protection http://www.cwp.org/
USEPA Healthy Watersheds http://www.epa.gov/healthywatersheds/
USEPA Watershed Central http://www.epa.gov/watershedcentral/
Water Conservation and Water Supply Planning
Regional Water Supply Planning Group: http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/watersupply/default.aspx
Illinois State Water Survey: http://www.sws.uiuc.edu/wsp/
One Drop at a Time http://www.delafleur.com/168_Elm/
Alliance for Water Efficiency http://allianceforwaterefficiency.org
H2OUSE http://www.h2ouse.net/
Illinois Water Environment Association http://www.iweasite.org/
Model Water Use Conservation Ordinance
Other Resources
IDNR: Biological Stream Ratings for Diversity, Integrity, and Significance Stream
http://www.dnr.state.il.us/orc/BioStrmRatings/
Agriculture Drainage
http://prairierivers.org/rivers/protecting-nature/agriculture-drainage/
Education
Illinois Department of Natural Resources' (IDNR) Division of Education
https://www.enticeworkshops.com/
Climate Change
State and Local Climate and Energy Program http://www.epa.gov/statelocalclimate
Greenways
The Northeastern Illinois Regional Greenways and Trails Plan 2009 Update
http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/greenwaysandtrails.aspx
Water Supply
Northeastern Illinois Regional Water Supply/Demand Plan
http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/uploadedFiles/committees/watersupply/Documents/FY10-0079_RWSPG_PLAN_final_low_res.pdf
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