• Abe’s River Race

    Registration is open for the Annual “Abe’s River Race” — a 15.5 mile race on the Sangamon River. This is an official race, but some participants come dressed as Abe Lincoln and others participate just for fun too. Rain Date: July 15th Register here.

  • Riverwatch monitoring: Sangamon River, Sangamon River Forest Preserve

    Join USRC volunteer Citizen Scientists for Riverwatch macroinvertebrate species monitoring this Saturday, June 30 at the Sangamon River Forest Preserve. We’ll be identifying and annotating the site and collecting macroinvertebrate species for later identification. Volunteers will enter the river to take measurements and sample for macroinvertebrates. Volunteers should wear shoes and clothes suitable for getting soaked and muddy. Typically, at least one volunteer has “banker” duties, which means they stay on the bank and don’t enter the river. For more info, contact Bruce at president@sangamonriver.org We hope to see you there.

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    Sangamon River Alliance Mission and Vision

    Mission The Sangamon River Alliance draws on the mutual interests of Alliance members to promote watershed conservation, education, and recreation in the Sangamon River watershed. Alliance activities may include, but not be limited to distributing information, cross-promoting programs, and encouraging the public to participate in Sangamon River Alliance organizations. Working together, members of the Sangamon River Alliance will amplify the voice and good work of all of the organizations committed to the well-being of the Sangamon River watershed and its public use. Vision For thousands of years, humanity depended o rivers and their watersheds. The combination of flowing and still water, floodplain and upland habitats, and an extraordinary variety of…