Focus on Green Community Initiatives LEED Certified Police Station in Orland Park The Village of Oak Park Receives Spotlight for LEED Certified Public Building EPA Conservation and Native Landscaping Awards Send your recommendation for Focus on Green Communities in the Lower Des Plaines river watershed to lowerdesplaines@yahoo.com . Conservation and Sustainable Development Conservation Design Resource Manual Conservation Design Resource Manual Directory of Sustainable Growth Documents compiled by the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission www.nipc.org/environment/sustainable/content.htm#Development Funding Resources 2006 List of Funding Sources published by the Natural Resources Conservation Service Green Infrastructure Chicago Wilderness Green Infrastructure Vision Invasive Species Chicago Botanic Garden, Invasive Plant List www.chicagobotanic.org/research/conservation/invasive.html Midwest Invasive Plant Network www.mipn.org USDA’s National Invasive Species Information Center www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group www.nps.gov/plants/alien/ Volunteering Opportunities Forest Preserve District of Cook County Volunteer Opportunities http://www.fpdccvolunteers.org/ Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Volunteer Opportunities http://www.dupageforest.com/volunteer/volunteer.html Forest Preserve District of Will County Volunteer Opportunities http://www.fpdwc.org/vol.com Watershed Planning and Information US EPA Watershed Academy http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/ Illinis Watershed Management Clearinghouse http://www.watershed.uiuc.edu/ Center for Watershed Protection www.cwp.org Guidance for Developing Watershed Action Plans in Illinois http://www.chicagoareaplanning.org/watershed/default.asp Salt Creek site: http://www.saltcreekwatershed.org/Basics.htm Guidance for Developing Watershed Action Plans in Illinois Renewing Local Watersheds:Community Leaders' Guide to Building Watershed Communities www.soc.iastate.edu/extension/watersheds_manual/index.htm Water Quality Salt Creek/DuPage River Watershed TMDL Report Pharmaceuticals in Our Waterways http://www.prairierivers.org/Projects/pharma/index.html Current Illinois Pharmaceutical Collection Facilities and Programs http://www.lowerdesplaines.org/download/ILRxCollection Programs.doc Pharmaceuticals in Our Waterways: Don't Rush to Flush Presentation: http://www.lowerdesplaines.org/download/CS PharmTech.pdf Water Quantity Illinois State Water Survey: Water Supply Planning http://www.sws.uiuc.edu/wsp/ Regional Water Supply Planning Group http://www.chicagoareaplanning.org/watersupply/ Recreation/Water Trails Des Plaines River Water Trail http://www.openlands.org/watertrails.asp?pgid=181#3 Northeastern Illinois Regional Water Trail Plan http://www.openlands.org/watertrails.asp?pgid=173 Chicago Area Paddling/Fishing Guide http://pages.ripco.net/~jwn/fish.html Illinois Paddling Council http://www.illinoispaddling.org/ Wetlands Wetlands Basics www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands National Wetlands Inventory www.nwi.fws.gov General Environmental Resources Chicago Wilderness Publications http://www.chicagowilderness.org/pubprod/index.cfm Midwest Environmental Directory www.midwestenvironmentalgroups.org NatureServe Explorer http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ New IDNR Biological Stream Ratings Green Practices for Local Governments survey report. The Green Practices for Local Governments project began with a March 2008 survey of communities and forest, park and conservation districts in the seven-county northeastern Illinois region. The survey asked recipients to identify which of twenty-five basic "green" practices they are interested in learning more about, and which they are practicing on public property, promoting in their community, and/or have policies, regulations, or incentives. The survey questions focused on basic, straightforward practices in the categories of water, waste, energy, air quality, and green buildings. This report summarizes the survey results, supplies information and contacts to help communities seek practical advice from their peers, identifies target audiences for technical assistance, and provides a baseline for measuring progress. Upcoming workshops will focus on the topics of most interest according to survey results. Click here for 790K low-res PDF or here for 4MB high-res printable PDF. For more information, contact Lori Heringa (312-386-8621 or lheringa@cmap.illinois.gov). Planning the Urban Forest (PAS 555)
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