SAVE THE DATE- PSCC Annual Meeting: February 26-27, 2015

Mark down Thursday and Friday, February 26 and 27, 2015 at Starved Rock State Park near Utica.
One-day leadership development opportunity Whether you are a director or a manager, if you work collaboratively – in a partnership, collaboration, coalition, network, alliance, or even across departments within your organization – you know well the opportunities and challenges of working together effectively. Here’s a great opportunity to help you accomplish your goals. Join with a…
Once again, David Holman has compiled an impressive report on the many wonderful things that continue to happen across the state — from the prairies and wetlands to urban areas and everything in-between. This is David’s longest report yet, so we can offer you a quick summary and the longer version you can immerse yourself…
Natural Areas Stewardship Grants Program application period is now open! Prairie State Conservation Coalition wrote the bill and with the Illinois Environmental Council and many supporting partners it passed in 2017. The goal of this grant program is to increase the delivery of much needed stewardship activities to natural areas protected within the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission (INPC) system. Stewardship needs…
Recent IDNR survey: “Trails of all kinds – including walking/hiking trails, nature/interpretive trails and multiuse trails – are enormously popular, topping the list of amenities that patrons request most often, the survey participants reported.” http://news.illinois.edu/news/14/1007recreation_survey_MeganOwens_JarrodScheunemann.html
On behalf of the Illinois Audubon Society’s Board of Directors, I am pleased to announce that we have selected Dr. James Herkert as our new Executive Director. Jim will officially join us on October 17, 2016. We had a rich pool of applicants for this position, but Jim stood out because of his 25 years…
Inflation Reduction Act Community Change Grants Program Nearly $2 Billion Dollars available for environmental and climate justice activities in disadvantaged communities Learn More NOW OPEN! EPA’s new Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program (Community Change Grants) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for approximately $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction…