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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Greetings
from FREP! |
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for additional information and updates on activities shared in
this newsletter |
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| FREP ACTIVITIES |
| FREP Membership Meeting |
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 1 PM
Location:
Historic Kendall County Court
House,
110 W. Madison St., Yorkville
Program: Lower
Fox River Land Conservation Planning
Presenter: John Church, The Conservation Foundation
The subject of our program is a voluntary planning
project concentrating on land areas along the Lower Fox
River (LFR) its tributaries and the LFR Conservation
Opportunity Area (COA), an area identified as having
important conservation value in the Illinois Wildlife
Action Plan. A strategic land conservation plan will be
developed by a diverse group of local stakeholders in
Kendall and LaSalle County, including private
landowners, local municipalities, counties, agencies,
and other groups to help them determine their priorities
regarding natural resource protection. It may also
enable some to qualify for potential funding by
complying with the local and state plan. This strictly
voluntary planning project is being led by the
stakeholders with support from The Conservation
Foundation.
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| FREP Noon Network |
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Noon -
1:30 PM
Program:
Norris
Woods Creek Stabilization and
Water Quality Improvement Project
Presenter:
Denis Kania, Natural
Resource Manager,
St. Charles Park District
Location:
Meet first at Pottawatomie Community Center
8 North Avenue, St. Charles, IL 60174
We will then go to Norris Woods Nature Preserve
for a walking tour (hiking shoes recommended!) |
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The St. Charles Park District
stabilized the streambanks and streambed of a 1,700 foot
segment of Norris Woods Creek, a tributary of the Fox
River, located in the Norris Woods Nature Preserve in
St. Charles Township, Kane County, Illinois.
The project also included reconfiguration of accumulated
sediment in an on-line pond to facilitate installation
of wetland plant species to slow and filter streamflow;
reconfiguration of a basin located in the lower third of
the project site into a vegetated swale to collect and
filter runoff before discharging to the creek; and
development and installation of two interpretive signs.
This project received EPA 319 Grant funding. |
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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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EPA 319 Grants FFY13 for the Fox Watershed |
FREP is organizing the submission of a
package of grants to EPA 319 Grant Program for
FFY13. FREP has helped coordinate and assist
with grant submissions every two years for many
years.
Since 1995, the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency (IEPA) has awarded over $8M in
Nonpoint Source Pollution (NPS) Control Program
“Section 319” funds to help support more than 55
implementation and planning projects valued at
over $12M within the Fox River watershed.
Individual project costs, including local match,
have ranged from about $20K to nearly $2M. |
An informational 319 Grant Workshop was
presented at our Feburary 15, 2012 FREP Noon
Network
CLICK HERE for a pdf of the Workshop
Presentation. |
| Details about the grant process is in this
brochure:
FREP 319 Grant Guide for FFY 2013 |
If you are interested
in preparing a grant proposal and have
questions, and/or would like to arrange for a
technical assistance consultation, please
contact:
Deanna Douhaluk
Chair, FREP Water Resources Committee
Hey and Associates
ddoohaluk@heyassoc.com (773)
693-9200 x13 8755 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 835,
Chicago, IL 60631 |
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| Grant Timeline |
• Feb 15 – July 25,
2012: Technical assistance available from
FREP Water Resources Committee via phone, e-mail
• March 21, April 18, May
16, June 20 2012: Technical assistance
available from FREP Water Resources Committee
members in person following the FREP Membership
meetings and Noon Networks on these dates
Please request consultation in advance for these
meetings OR arrange for another time
• August 1, 2012:
Final applications due at Illinois EPA by close
of business
• August 3, 2012:
Electronic copy of final applications due to
Chair of FREP Water Resources Committee
• August 3 – 20, 2012:
Review by FREP Water Resources Committee,
comments submitted to Illinois EPA
• Early 2013: Grant
announcement by Illinois EPA
• Mid 2013: Grant
agreements signed with Illinois EPA |
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| Visit our
319 Grant Page for more information and
updates |
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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
June Keibler, Volunteers for Dundee Township
Open Space |
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Kendall County Forest Preserve District
Kendall County Soil & Water Conservation
District
Lake County Forest Preserve District
Lake County Stormwater Management Commission
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
St. Charles Park District
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
Village of South Elgin
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! |
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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 and on our website
HERE. |
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 been completed and the three new watershed plans
have been approved by IEPA. The plans are now posted on the FREP
Website and can be accessed
HERE.
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| Upcoming Watershed Meeting Dates: |
If no date is
listed, please check the websites for future meeting date
postings
Blackberry Creek
Watershed Coalition
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 2:00-4:00 PM,
Sugar Grove Community House, 2nd floor, 41 Main St., Sugar Grove
Contact Tara Neff:
630-428-4500, Ext. 23
tneff@theconservationfoundation.org
Webpage
Ferson-Otter Creek Watershed Coalition
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 2:00-4:00 PM,
Pioneer Room, The Centre of Elgin, 100 Symphony Way, Elgin, IL
60120
Contact Tara Neff:
630-428-4500, Ext. 23
tneff@theconservationfoundation.org
Webpage
Silver & Sleepy Hollow Creeks
Watershed Coalition
TBA
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, March 21, 4:30 PM,
Webpages
Judson University, Linder Tower, 2nd Floor Conference Room,
Elgin, IL
Jelkes Creek Watershed Meeting TBA
Webpages
Woods Creek Watershed Study Stakeholders
Website
Meeting, Tuesday, March 20, 9 - 11 am,
Crystal Lake Park Dist., One East Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal
Lake
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 |
Friday & Saturday
March 10 & 11, 2012
10 AM - 4 PM |
55th annual Fox
Valley Antiques Show
to Benefit Garfield Farm Museum
Kane County Fair Grounds at 525 South
Randall Road, St. Charles, Illinois
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 |
Friday & Saturday
March 30 & 31, 2012 |
Lawn & Landscape
Summit: Chicago 2012
Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook
Rd, Glencoe, IL
Sessions for professional and
homeowners. Topics include dealing with
emerald ash borer, organic lawn
maintenance, natural amendments for soil
health, natural methods for gardening.
FEE Registration
Website |
Thursday
April 5, 2012 |
Annual Northeastern
Illinois Envirothon
Danada House, Wheaton
Link to Details at KDSWCD |
Friday
April 13, 2012
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM |
Natural Lawn Care
and Sustainable Landscape Workshop
McHenry County Government Administration
Building
Conference Rooms A, B & C, 2200 N.
Seminary Ave., Woodstock, IL
FEE
Registration Flyer
Presented by Lawn to Lake, Chicago
Metropolitan Agency For Planning,
McHenry Co. Water Resources,
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant,
Environmental Defenders of McHenry Co.,
Sierra Club, McHenry Co. Watershed
Roundtable, Silver & Sleepy Hollow
Creeks Watershed Coalition, Northern
Regional Groundwater Protection Planning
Committee |
Saturday
April 21, 2012
11 AM - 4 PM |
Earth Day
Celebration
Prairie Education Center
112 Behan Road, Crystal Lake |
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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Of Special Interest |
Illinois RiverWatcher Spring 2012 Issue
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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
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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