Sangamon River Fall Clean Up

Lincoln Park, Decatur Lincoln Park, 936 W Lincoln Park Dr, Decatur, Illinois, United States

Make the Sangamon River that Abraham Lincoln loved so much a safer and more beautiful place for wildlife and people.

Community Environmental Council Quarterly Forum

Decatur Public Library - Madden Auditorium 130 N Franklin Street, Decatur, IL, United States

Join us for an informational meeting for a better understanding of the Community Environmental Council and it’s role in the community.

Community Environmental Council Quarterly Forum

Decatur Public Library - Madden Auditorium 130 N Franklin Street, Decatur, IL, United States

Featured guest will be Steve John the co-founder and executive director of the Agricultural Watershed Institute, a Decatur-based nonprofit organization, and who serves on the Steering Committee of Green Lands Blue Waters. Keynote: The Perennial Biomass Initiative: Collaboration For the Next Landscape Transformation Steve John will discuss a multi-state initiative for a 21st Century landscape transformation featuring perennial crops to enhance agriculture’s economic, environmental, and social performance. The Decatur area and the Upper Sangamon River Watershed can be a test bed to significantly increase acreage planted in perennial crops managed for both agricultural goods and environmental services. Download a flyer here.