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    Celebrate Mudpuppy Day January 30

    January 30, 2021 /

    Our popular Mudpuppy Festival is on hold this year, but we’re still honoring the Sangamon River’s coolest creature! The city of Monticello has proclaimed Saturday, January 30, as Mudpuppy Day. To celebrate, our new Kids page offers fun family activities, including Scavenger Hunt Bingo for our Bruce Hannon Levee Trail, and a beautiful coloring book, Mandy’s Prairie Home.

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    The Sangamon River “A Sense of Place”

    July 3, 2018 / No Comments

    In 2009 the University of Illinois Springfield published a documentary by Illinois Springfield Professor Charles Schweighauser concerning Illinois’ Sangamon River. Watch it here. (Created by the Office of Electronic Media, copyright University of Illinois Springfield.)

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    Floating through the Past on the Lower Sangamon

    July 1, 2018 / No Comments

    Photos from the 2016 and 2017 float trips to learn about the geology and archaeology of the Sangamon River from Gudgel Bridge to Lincoln New Salem Historic Site. The events, organized by Lincoln Heritage Water Trail Association, were led by Dr. Michael Wiant. [slider id=”lower-sangamon-geology”]

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Sangamon River Watershed

The Sangamon River has its headwaters in McLean County, near Ellsworth, and flows roughly 238 miles until it reaches the Illinois River at Beardstown. The upper portion of the Sangamon River, upstream of Mosquito Creek is roughly 131 miles long and has a drainage area of 1,150 square miles. The lower Sangamon River, is roughly 107 miles long and includes the confluence of the two primary tributaries to the Sangamon River, Salt Creek and the South Fork.

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The Land Conservation Foundation has great news to The Land Conservation Foundation has great news to announce! On January 26, the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission gave final approval for the dedication of our Brady Woods property in western Champaign County as a Nature Preserve. Dedicating land as a Nature Preserve is the greatest protection land can be granted in Illinois. 

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Our popular Mudpuppy Festival is on hold this ye Our popular Mudpuppy Festival is on hold this year, but we're still honoring the Sangamon River's coolest creature! The city of Monticello has proclaimed Saturday, January 30, as Mudpuppy Day. To celebrate, our new Kids page offers fun family activities, including Scavenger Hunt Bingo for our Bruce Hannon Levee Trail, and a beautiful coloring book, Mandy's Prairie Home.
Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial wi Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park and Memorial will be closing its gate on November 1st.  Our greatest wish is that you have enjoyed the park this season and have many happy memories spent there.  The park offered a very nice alternative for handling Covid-19. 

http://sangamonriveralliance.org/event/native-plantings-at-lincoln-trail-homestead-sp-help-is-needed/
‘Parkway” tree planting this Friday, October 9 ‘Parkway” tree planting this Friday, October 9th, starting at 9:00 AM.
Planting in the park will begin at 9:00 AM on Saturday, October 10th

Help needed!

http://sangamonriveralliance.org/event/tree-plantings-at-lincoln-trail-homestead-state-park-and-memorial/2020-10-09/
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