Sustainable Decatur Public Meeting
Dear Working Group Members,
Thank you for your input towards the “ SustainABLE Decatur” project so far. Since our last meeting, the consultants were hard at work putting together a draft plan.
Please mark your calendars for an upcoming public meeting on:
August 19th from
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at
Madden Auditorium (Decatur Public Library).
At this meeting you will get a chance to review and comment on the “SustainABLE Decatur” draft plan.
AF&PA RECYCLING AWARDS
Committed to recycling? Tell us about it.
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) Recycling Awards recognize outstanding paper recycling efforts. In 2010 AF&PA will award a business, community, and school with a $2,000 cash prize, framed original artwork, and local and national recognition. Winners, who will be announced in March, will also be featured on the paperrecycles.org Web site.
Enter today (deadline: February 9) to win a 2010 AF&PA Recycling Award! Click on a category to learn more:
- AF&PA Business Leadership Recycling Award
- AF&PA Community Recycling Award
- AF&PA School Recycling Award
Paper recycling is a simple way for individuals and organizations to be good environmental stewards.
It's our River Day - Community Cleanup
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009
9 am - noon
Lincoln Park, Decatur, Illinois
Establishing Prairie Grasses
Date: Wednesday, September 16
6:30 p.m.
USDA Service Center conference room (on the Richland campus)
AWI is hosting a public meeting on establishing prairie grasses to be held in the USDA Service Center conference room (on the Richland campus) at 6:30 p.m. this Wednesday, September 16. Click here for more details.
This meeting is intended for farmers and landowners interested in growing perennial energy grasses. It is also for anyone interested in the water quality, habitat, and other environmental benefits of native prairie grasses.
CEC Annual Meeting
Dr Gayle Saunders will be out of town on Nov 12, so the CEC meeting has changed to: Nov 5, 6 PM, Center for Sustainability and Innovation, Richland Community College. Please mark your calendars and share with interested parties!
Date: Nov 5, 6:00pm
Richland Community College Center for Sustainability and Innovation
Speaker, Gayle Saunders, President, Richland Community College. Green Awards to Outstanding Environmental Partners. For more information, contact Jeff Tish at jtish@maconcountyconservation.org or 217-423-7708
Farm Progress Show
Energy Grass Education Area
Located on 12th
Street, east of Central Avenue
Click here for the Tent Talks – Daily Schedule
Organized by the Agricultural Watershed Institute and is sponsored by AWI, the University of Illinois' Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research (CABER), Blade Energy Crops, and the Energy biosciences Institute.
Come explore the opportunities for farmers and landowners to grow perennial grass crops for renewable energy and to enhance water quality and ecosystem health. This biomass can be used today for heat and power and will be used for advanced biofuels in the future. Learn about the different kinds of perennial grasses, their growing characteristics and potential uses.
- See plots of Miscanthus, switchgrass, and prairie grasses.
- Learn about grass selection, production, processing and utilization.
- See biomass densification demonstrations.
- Visit with exhibitors including university researchers, equipment and seed companies, nonprofit organizations, a biomass energy cooperative, and more.
CEC Board Meeting
September 2, 2009
Rock Springs, 3:30 P.M.
Please notify Jeff if you will be in attendance.
Sangamon River Cleanup
Date: April 25, 2009
Location: Festival of Spring (Rock Springs Conservation Area)
3939 Nearing Lane
Decatur, IL 62521
Lobby Day 2009 - March 18, 2009
FLEX YOUR POLITICAL MUSCLE – JOIN ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL
March 18 FOR LOBBY DAY AT THE CAPITOL!
Pancake breakfast, Sugar shack open house
Date: March 7, 2009
Location: Rock Springs Conservation Area
3939 Nearing Lane
Decatur, IL 62521
Letter writing party to congress members to encourage sustainable legislation
November 19, 2008
Millikin University Leighty Tabor Science Center
BLH Grand Opening - November 18, 2008
BLH Computers, in cooperation with Macon County Solid Waste Management Department, has established and electronics recycling program for consumers and businesses to conveniently recycle unwanted computers, televisions and many other types of electronic equipment from any manufacturer without adding to landfill.
Buy Green Coop Membership Drive (with some fellowship thrown in) POTLUCK
November 15, 2008
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Decatur
Annual Meeting - November 13, 2008
Richards Treat University Center
Millikin University
Cynthia Hoyle, AICP speaker
Cynthia Hoyle, choyle@cumtd.com, 384-8188
Mark Smith, mlsmith@decaturil.gov, 424-2790
Jim Kiefer, jkiefer@decparks.com, 422-5911
Neighborhood Standards, Dave Griffiths, dagriffiths@decaturnet.org, 424-2794
It's Our River Day - Preserving Lincoln's Sangamon - October 11, 2008
River Cleanup and presentation by Kim Bauer, Lincoln Historian
Sponsored by:
Decatur Park District
Macon County Conservation District
Macon County Solid Waste
City of Decatur
Pitch In! Keep Macon County Beautiful
Thank you to the 50+ volunteers who cleaned up the Sangamon.
Earthstock - July 25-26, 2008
Environmental Fair
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Decatur
Corner of Mound & MacArthur
www.myspace.com/uufd_il
Environmental Town Hall Meeting “Climate Change” - June 24, 2008
Illinois Environmental Council hosting
Stephen John (AWI)
Jonathan Goldman (IEC)
Rep. Bob Flider
Rep. Bill Mitchell
Thank you to the 80 attendees!
Weed and Seed Cleanup 2008 - April-May 2008
1000 volunteers
10.7 tons of trash removed from Decatur streets and alleys
Festival of Spring - April 26, 2008
Rock Springs Conservation Area
500 attendees
IL Environmental Council sponsored Lobby Day - April 2, 2008
IL State Capitol
4 members of CEC met with Senator Watson, Senator Brady, Rep. Flider, Rep. Mitchell on issues of clean cars and clean energy.
Pancake Breakfast and Sangamon River Cleanup - March 15, 2008
Rock Springs Conservation Area
86 volunteers
AWI hosts annual fundraising event at Decatur Club - March 14, 2008
Chad Pregracke, Founder and Author
Living Lands and Waters
Marge Evans, Founder Spiderweb