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Past Prairie Group General and Special Meetings
Current and Future meetings are listed on our HOMEPAGE.
2009:
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009, time: 6 pm
At Dick Bishop's House
3514 N Highcross Road
August Picnic!
The attendance was small, only 5 besides hosts Dick and Dolores, but the food was good and the conversation stimulating.
2008:
Unless stated otherwise, Meetings during Sept. 2007 through May, 2008 were held at 7 PM, 2nd Tuesday of the month, Bondurant Room (2nd floor), Illinois Disciples Foundation, 610 E Springfield, Champaign (NW corner Springfield & Wright)
Tuesday, Apr. 14th, 2008, 7:00PM
McKinley Foundation Geneva Room
809 S. 5th Street (5th & Daniel), Champaign
Boneyard Creek
Stacy James spoke about the Boneyard Creek Second Street Detention Project.
This project will provide detention storage in two detention basins along Second Street between Springfield and University avenues. An underground storm sewer will convey many flood flows through Scott Park while maintaining a surface creek.
Tuesday, Mar. 10th, 2008, 7:00PM
McKinley Foundation Geneva Room
809 S. 5th Street (5th & Daniel), Champaign
Champaign County Forest Preserve
Jerry Pagac
Tuesday, Feb. 10th, 2008, 7:00PM
McKinley Foundation Geneva Room
809 S. 5th Street (5th & Daniel), Champaign
“My First Summer in the Sierra”
Book Club event
Tuesday, Jan. 13th, 2009, 7:00PM
McKinley Foundation, Geneva Room
809 S. 5th Street (5th & Daniel), Champaign
Film: "The Real Dirt on Farmer John"
"The award-winning true story of third-generation American farmer John Peterson's hero's journey of success, tribulation, failure and rebirth. Peterson is a true American original. His story parallels that of the family farm in 20th Centur America. What makes The Real Dirt on Farmer John so special is the fact that John Peterson is not only a farmer ... he's an artist, too."
Tuesday, Dec. 9th, 2008, 7:00PM
McKinley Foundation Geneva Room
809 S. 5th Street (5th & Daniel), Champaign
Holiday Celebration and Photo Show
Tuesday, Oct. 14th, 2008, 7:00PM
Champaign Public Library
200 W. Green St., Champaign
Clean Cars and Alternatives
Presented by Will Reynolds
Chair, Illinois Sierra Club Clean Car Committee
Tuesday, Sept. 9th, 2008, 7:00PM
Urbana City Council Chambers
400 S. Vine St., Urbana
Political Forum on the Environment
Each candidate will start with a brief statement. Then, our MC, Kirstin Replogle, will ask the panelists a series of questions, some which will be prepared in advance and some which will be taken from the audience.
The speakers will be:
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact the Forum's organizer, Jim Beauchamp, jwbeauch {at} illinois.edu.
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 6:00 pm
Ambucs Park, E. University Ave., Urbana
Potluck Picnic and Softball Game
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008, 7 PM
Marie Streenz, Horizon Wind Energy
Marie Streenz of Horizon Wind Energy in Bloomington will talk about the McLean County Twin Groves Wind Farm and its environmental impact.
Monday, May 5th, 2008, 6 PM (rescheduled from March 25th original)
EPA Public Hearing on Andersons Ethanol Plant
Building D (South side of campus), room D244
Parkland College, Champaign
The Andersons' proposed ethanol plant, to be built just west of Champaign, will draw something like 1.8 million gallons of water per day from the Mahomet aquifer. Much of that is to be evaporated in cooling towers, but about 720,000 gallons per day of variously processed water will be discharged into the Kaskaskia Ditch, the upper reach of the Kaskaskia River.
At
6pm on the evening of May 5th, in Parkland College's Room D244 (in
building D, on the south side of campus), the Illinois EPA will hold a
public hearing on the draft water-discharge permit. Details here:
EPA May 5th Public Hearing Announcement (PDF)
The IEPA has made a tentative determination to issue this five-year discharge
permit. The draft of it can be found at:
http://www.epa.state.il.us/public-notices/2007/andersons-ethanol/index.pdf
The IEPA will accept comments from the public, either at the above hearing, or in writing until June 4th. (See the Hearing Announcement for details.)
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008, 7 PM
Carolyn Raffensperger
Science & Environmental Health Network
Carolyn is the Executive Director of Science & Environmental Health Network, which is based in Ames, Iowa.
SEHN was founded in 1994 by a consortium of North American environmental organizations (including the Environmental Defense Fund, The Environmental Research Foundation, and OMB Watch) concerned about the misuse of science in ways that failed to protect the environment and human health. Granted 501(c)(3) status in 1999, SEHN operates as a virtual organization, currently with six staff and seven board members working from locations across the U.S.
Since 1998, SEHN has been the leading proponent in the United States of the Precautionary Principle as a new basis for environmental and public health policy. SEHN has worked with issue driven organizations, national environmental health coalitions, municipal and state governments, and several NGO/government teams to implement precautionary policies at local and state levels.
The Science and Environmental Health Network engages communities and governments in the effective application of science to protect and restore public and ecosystem health.
Saturday, April 5th, 2008, 10:00am - 3:00pm
Prairie Rivers Network Biofuels Workshop
White Oak Park, Bloomington, IL
Details taken from
the workshop flyer:
Understand the true costs of biofuel production and its impacts on
Illinois' water resources. Learn how to participate effectively in the
biofuels decisionmaking process. Topics:
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008, 7 PM
East-Central Illinois Environmental Alliance Meeting
Champaign Public Library
Robeson Pavilion Room C
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Gary Jackson, Environmental Advisory Panel
The next meeting of the East-Central Illinois Environmental Alliance will be Tuesday 3/25, at 7:00pm, in the Champaign Public Library's Robeson Pavilion Room C.
The speaker will be Gary Jackson. Gary is well known for his long-time involvement with a variety of local environmental groups including Sierra Club and Prairie Rivers Network. Gary was a member of the Environmental Advisory Panel which prepared the November 2004 Report to the Champaign County Board, and a member of the environmental section of the Big, Small, All project. He will discuss implementing some of the recommendations contained in those reports, and how this relates to activities of local environmental groups.
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008, 7 PM
Traci Barkley, Prairie Rivers Network
"In Search of a Water Conservation Policy"
Prairie Rivers water resources scientist Traci Barkley will give a talk:
"In search of a water conservation policy"She'll look at water use and management in central Illinois, especially in Champaign County.
The story has many interrelated parts: the ongoing regional water supply planning process, the impact of major extractors like Illinois-American Water and proposed ethanol plants, domestic and industrial and municipal water use and misuse, and the role of conservation.
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008, 7 PM
Executive Committee meeting
Kirstin Replogle's House
808 S. Cedar, Urbana
See the agenda here; here's a summary:
Chapter Delegate; Membership Chair; Newspaper layout, Environmental Education, Conservation, Publicity; Webmaster; Publications Representative, Calendar Sales.
There are many other less significant chairs; some will remain vacant.
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008, 7 PM
Film Night!
We'll watch some films. Some suggested are "Being Caribou", "Sierra Club Chronicles" (activists' personal stories), and "Story of Stuff", a look at the workings and side effects of our material culture. (To be updated...)
2007:
Annual Vacation Slide Show
Join us for our annual "Vacation Slide Show" evening! We will have a slide projector and computer equipment (for both PC and Apple computers) available. In order to accommodate everyone, please limit your presentation to 10 minutes or less. Please feel free to bring a holiday treat to share!