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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Greetings
from FREP! |
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Website
for additional information and updates on activities shared in
this newsletter |
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| FREP ACTIVITIES |
| February FREP Noon Network: Focus on new Illinois EPA 319 Fox
Watershed Grant Package for FY13 |
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 Noon - 1:30
PM
Location:
James
"Pate" Philip State Park Auditorium
Hosted by Bartlett Park District
2054 W. Stearns Rd., Bartlett 60103
Please note that some GPS systems get
this location wrong, it is located WEST of Rt. 59
and EAST of
Dunham Rd. & Rt. 25
Program:
Illinios EPA 319 Grant Workshop
Presenter: Holly Hudson, Chicago
Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
FREP will be offering assistance in preparing a package of grant
proposals for the Fox River watershed for the IEPA 319 Grant
Program. This will be a workshop to help those who are
interested in submitting a proposal.
Details are posted on our
319 Grant Page Also read the:
FREP 319 Grant Guide for FFY 2013 |
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| FREP Membership Meeting |
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 1 PM
Location:
Historic Kendall County Court
House, 110 W. Madison St., Yorkville
Program: Lower
Fox Land Conservation Planning
Presenter: John Church, The Conservation Foundation
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FREP members, potential members, and the general public
are welcome to attend the FREP Noon Networks and meetings and programs.
Learn more
about activities in the watershed and network with others. You
are welcome to bring your lunch to the Noon Network
programs. Reservations are not required.
FREP Meeting Minutes can be found
HERE.
Program
Presentations Online: Many past Noon
Network and meeting program presentations can be found in pdf form on the FREP Website
HERE.
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FREP's Annual Membership Drive |
THANK YOU to all who have
responded to our annual membership drive.
If you need a receipt, please email Becky at
foxriverinfo@comcast.net
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NEW this year: Pay your FREP
Membership Dues online via PayPal.
Start with the Online Membership Form
HERE,
and after completing the form, you will be taken to the PayPal
payment link.
DONATIONS: As a 501c3, FREP is also
able to accept tax deductible donations. We appreciate any
additional funds that are contributed to the partnership.
The online
FREP Membership Form includes a place to indiciate donations
and they can be paid via PayPal. |
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FREP
Membership Roll, to date, for 2011-12 |
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New this year, we are
posting our renewing and new members on the
FREP Membership 2011-12 Roll on our website, and share the
current list with you here.
There are links for those members who
have websites. |
Michael Ander, Friend,
Sleepy Hollow
Paul Anderson, Friend, Geneva
Matt Bardol,
Geosyntec Consultants
Barrington Area Conservation Trust
Barrington Area Council of Governments
Batavia Park District
Campton Historic Agricultural Lands,
Inc./Garfield Farm
Campton Township
Cardno ENTRIX
John Church, Friend, Oswego
City of Elgin
City of Geneva
Linda Cole, Friend, Aurora
The Conservation Foundation
Crystal Lake Park District
DeKalb County Forest Preserve Commission
Deuchler Environmental, Inc.
Dundee Township
Engineering Resource Associates, Inc.
Environmental Defenders of McHenry County
Flint Creek Watershed Partnership
Fox Metro Water Reclamation District, Oswego
Fox River Water Reclamation District, Elgin
Fox Valley Park District, Aurora
Geneva Park District
Barbara Gore, Friend, Aurora
Ted Gray,
Living Waters Consultants
John Frerich, Friend, Batavia
Adam Hansberger,
Alpine Landscape
Hey & Associates
Fred Houdek, Friend, Elburn
Holly Hudson, CMAP
Kane County Development & Community Services
Dept
Kane-DuPage Soil & Water Conservation District |
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Kendall County Forest Preserve District
Kendall County Soil & Water Conservation
District
Lake County Forest Preserve District
Lake in the Hills Sanitary District
Kerry Leigh, Village of Oakwood Hills
Rob Linke, Friend, St. Charles
Julie Long, Friend, St. Charles
McHenry County Conservation District
McHenry County Conservation Foundation
North Cook County Soil & Water Conservation
District
Oswegoland Park District
Jason Pettit, Friend, Aurora
Pizzo & Associates, Ltd.
Larry Rakunus, Friend, St. Charles
River Corridor Foundation of St. Charles
Nancy Schumm, Friend, Lake Barrington
Kent E. Sims, Friend, Bolingbrook
Laura Stuart, Friend, Batavia
Tyler Creek Watershed Coalition
United City of Yorkville
Village of Algonquin
Village of Fox River Grove
Village of Lake Barrington
Village of Millbrook
Village of Oakwood Hills
Village of Oswego
Village of Port Barrington
Village of Sleepy Hollow
West Chicago Park District
Nancy Williamson & Steve Byers, Friends, Village
of Lakewood Hills
Witness Tree Native Landscapes, Inc.
Wills Burke Kelsey Associates
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THANK YOU, ALL!
If you haven't paid 2011-12 Dues, please consider supporting
FREP in this way. |
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| Watershed Planning |
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A number of Fox River subwatershed groups are in various stages
of developing, completing, and implementing plans for their
watersheds. FREP continues to be a central source of information
for these activities and will post meeting dates and
information, and news of new planning here in the
Downstream. |
After 18 months of work, the CMAP
Watershed Planning Project for Blackberry Creek and
Ferson-Otter Creek watersheds (Lower Fox River, Kane and Kendall
counties) and Sleepy Hollow Creek and Silver Creek watersheds
(Upper Fox River, McHenry County) has
wrapped up with the development of three new watershed plans
that have been submitted to IEPA.
Read more about this CMAP/IEPA project and information about each of the
three watersheds
HERE. |
| Upcoming Watershed Meeting Dates: |
If no date is
listed, please check the websites for future meeting date
postings
Blackberry Creek
Watershed Meeting
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 2:00-4:00 PM,
Location TBA
Contact Tara Neff:
630-428-4500, Ext. 23
tneff@theconservationfoundation.org
Webpage
Ferson-Otter Creek Watershed Meeting
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 2:00-4:00 PM, Location TBA
Contact Tara Neff:
630-428-4500, Ext. 23
tneff@theconservationfoundation.org
Webpage
Silver Creek & Sleepy Hollow Creek Watersheds
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
1 - 3 PM
Prairie View Education Center 2112 Behan
Rd., Crystal Lake
If you are interested in learning more about the current plans
of the newly established Silver & Sleepy Hollow Creeks Watershed
Coalition to support
plan implementation,
please call: 815-338-0393 or email
mcdef@owc.net
Webpage
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Tyler Creek Watershed
Meeting, Wednesday, February 15, 4:30 PM,
Webpages
Judson University, Linder Tower, 2nd Floor Conference Room,
Elgin, IL
Jelkes Creek Watershed Meeting TBA
Webpages
Spring Creek Watershed
Website |
| EPA Website that
should be helpful to all the planners:
Healthy Watersheds |
| Fox River Guide & Website |
The Citizen's Guide to
Preserving the Fox River is available at more than 100 distribution points along
the Fox River and in the watershed.
CLICK HERE to find out where you can pick
up your FREE copy.
You can also read the online version of The Citizen's Guide
on the website
HERE.
The companion website
preservethefox.org contains many pages
of information to help you learn about what people can do in
their homes and communities to help preserve and protect the beautiful
Fox.
This publication was produced by
The Conservation Foundation and the Fox River Ecosystem
Partnership. |
| Other Activities & News of Interest |
| If you have an
activity or event you'd like FREP to share on
our Website or in the Downstream, please email
the information to Becky at:
foxriverinfo@comcast.net |
Wednesday
February 8, 2012
6 PM |
The Conservation
Foundation's Winter Membership & Awards
Dinner
Wyndham Lisle Hotel, 3000 Warrenville
Road, Lisle
Program: Illinois Wildlife Action
Plan, Marc Miller, Director of IDNR
Brochure
Reservations/Fee Required |
Saturday
February 18, 2012
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
Native Plant
Seminar at Garfield Farm Museum
LaFox
Donation/includes lunch
Email:
info@garfieldfarm.org
Website |
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February 22-23, 2012 |
Urban Wetlands
Wisconsin Wetlands Association’s 17th
Annual Conference
Lake Geneva, WI
Field trips to Turtle Valley Wildlife
Area & the proposed Hackmatack National
Wildlife Refuge
Special Session:
Biologists Without Borders
This session will highlight
collaborative efforts to address
ecological and biological needs across
political boundaries (e.g. county and
state lines) to promote effective
protection, restoration, and management
of wetlands and associated ecosystems.
Registration/Fee
Website
Online Registration |
Wednesday
February 22, 2012
7 PM |
Educational
Seminar:
The Science of
Septics
Flyer
Countryside School Multipurpose room,
205 W. County line Rd., Barrington Hills
(the southwest corner of Brinker Rd, and
Lake Cook Rd.)
Presented by
Spring Creek Watershed &
Flint Creek Watershed Partnership
FREE, Open to the Public |
Wednesday
February 29, 2012
11 AM - 1 PM |
The Center for Watershed Protection’s
2012 Watershed &
Stormwater Management Webcast Series,
sponsored by Lake County Stormwater
Management Commission
Topic: Retrofit This – A Guide to
Retrofitting the World
Lake County Division of Transportation,
600 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville
Fee/includes lunch
Registration Required
Flyer for the whole 2012 Series
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March 1-3 2012 |
Illinois Lakes
Management Association (ILMA) 27th
Annual Conference
Northern Illinois University, Holmes
Student Center, DeKalb
Registration/Fee
Website |
Wednesday,
March 21, 2012
7 PM |
Educational
Seminar:
Shorelines 101
Flyer
Countryside School Multipurpose room,
205 W. County line Rd., Barrington Hills
(the southwest corner of Brinker Rd, and
Lake Cook Rd.)
Presented by
Spring Creek Watershed &
Flint Creek Watershed Partnership
FREE, Open to the Public |
Thursday
April 5, 2012 |
Annual Northeastern
Illinois Envirothon
Danada House, Wheaton
Link to Details at KDSWCD |
Saturday
April 21, 2012
11 AM - 4 PM |
Earth Day
Celebration
Prairie Education Center
12 Behan Road, Crystal Lake
CALL FOR EXIBITORS
-- Deadline March 5th, Fee
Exhibitor Application |
Saturday
April 21, 2012 |
Earth Day and
Annual Fox River Clean Sweep
from Elgin to Aurora &
points in between
Sponsored by Sierra Club Water Sentinels, and many others
Website
More details here next month |
Friday & Saturday
May 4 & 5, 2012 |
Elgin's Green Expo
-- Watershed Wanderings
Website
A program designed to update
legislators, municipal boards and staff,
engineers, developers, and citizens
about the Fox River Watershed, its
threats, and proposed projects to
restore the watershed. |
Sunday
June 10, 2012 |
Annual
Pedal-Paddle through the Prairie
Sponsored by McHenry County Conservation
Foundation
Website |
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Funding Opportunities |
Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) DISASTER
RECOVERY “IKE” PROGRAM
The funding priority for the
Ike-Planning Program is for
comprehensive planning on a local or
regional basis in order to guide long
term recovery and redevelopment.
Applicants may propose to:
(1) develop new plans (e.g., in areas
where none exists or where existing
plans are outdated, etc.),
(2) augment or update existing plans, or
(3) develop “actualization” or
“execution” plans to help implement
plans that have been recently
established but have not yet had an
impact on the landscape.
Deadline March 30,
2012
Application
American Water - Environmental
Grant Program
American Water’s environmental grants
support innovative, community-based
environmental projects that improve,
restore and/or protect watersheds and
community water supplies through
partnerships. Project activities and
outcomes should address a watershed or
source water protection need in the
local community within American Water
service areas.
Deadline March 10, 2012
Website
SCALE Grant from
IEPA to support Stream Cleanups
It’s easy and with the SCALE grant from
IEPA, you can get funding for supplies!
Stream clean ups are a great way to get
your community involved and invested in
improving water quality. Pick a day,
get some people together, and pick up
some trash!
Details HERE
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Becky
Hoag,
Communications Manager, Fox River Ecosystem Partnership
630-482-9157
foxriverinfo@comcast.net Please
Email me if you have an Email to add to our mailing list.
FREP WEBSITE:
foxriverecosystem.org
This newsletter is posted on the FREP Website on the
Downstream Newsletter Archives Page |
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