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
Grant Opportunities
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.c
Watershed Planning and Information
Lower Des Plaines Watershed
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
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
http://pages.ripco.net/~jwn/desplaines.html#pictures
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/
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