Calendar

July 19
9am-12pm
Storm Drain Stenciling
If you are interested in volunteering, contact Matt Garmon at (708) 828-1448 or via email.

July 22, 5:30pm
Rain Barrel Workshop
WORKSHOP FULL

July 26, 10am
Rain Barrel Workshop
WORKSHOP FULL

July 26, 1pm
Rain Barrel Workshop
WORKSHOP FULL

August 4, 7pm
Rain Garden Workshop
by Stacy James, Water Resources Scientist with the Prairie Rivers Network.
Normal Public Library Community Room

Public Involvement

Give Water a Hand (print materials)
A national watershed education program designed to involve young people in local environmental service projects

Storm Drain Stenciling: How You Can Prevent Water Pollution (fact sheet/bulletin)
This fact sheet is one from a series of fact sheets about stormwater runoff that describes how to get involved in a storm drain stenciling action

Youth as Partners in Water Education (print materials)
Describes impacts and accomplishments of national projects to identify how youth water education could respond to critical water quality issues. The report shows how this work has translated into action nationwide, highlights accomplishments and lessons learned, and points to ongoing needs and future actions in youth water education.

Best Practices for Environmental Field Days: Structuring Your Event for Fun and Learning (print materials)
Field days are community events that bring together natural resource professionals, volunteers, teachers, and schoolchildren to learn about the environment. We present six “Best Practices“ for environmental field days that are based on research augmented with our experiences at dozens of these events throughout Minnesota.

Best Practices for Field Days: A Program Planning Guidebook for Organizers, Presenters, Teachers and Volunteers (print materials)
Learn research-based best practices that can improve student learning at field days. This highly regarded guidebook for organizers, presenters, teachers and volunteers has received national attention for helping teachers and natural resources professionals put on successful field day education programs.

IPM Outreach Campaign
This website is the product of a project to research and promote the use of environmentally responsible land care by landscapers in Dane County, Wisconsin. Also involved collaborating with local groups to create and launch an educational outreach campaign about IPM.

Downspout Disconnection

Watershed Tour Flyer