Annual progress report.

Title from cover.

Assessment of created wetland performance in Illinois /

Wetlands are extremely valuable natural features that have decreased significantly in number over time in Illinois and the United States ... Their important functions include flood protection, water conservation in times of drought, groundwater recharge, improvement of water quality through sediment reduction and contaminant removal, and providing habitat for native animals and plants, including many sensitive and state-listed threatened and endangered species ... Due to a federal "no net loss" policy on wetlands adopted through executive order by President George H. Bush in 1990, as well as a prevailing heightened interest in conservation in general, there is currently considerable interest in the restoration and creation of wetlands. Both Section-404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972 and the Swampbuster Provision of the Food Securities Act of 1985 require compensation or mitigation for the loss of wetlands. A number of federal and state programs such as Section 319 of the Clean Water Act and the Conservation Reserve Program within the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) encourage wetland restoration and creation. In addition, various conservation organizations, such as The Nature Conservancy and Ducks Unlimited are very active in wetland restoration. Despite wetland restoration efforts and the national goal of no net loss, wetlands and wetland functions continue to be lost due to degradation of existing wetlands ... Unfortunately, no reliable information exists on the quality of existing wetlands or on trends in wetland quality over time ... The functional quality of existing wetlands is likely decreasing in many areas due to the combined effects of habitat fragmentation, alteration of hydrology, invasive species, and continued input of nutrients and pollutants. Furthermore, it is still debatable whether created or restored wetlands can adequately replace the suite of ecological functions provided by natural wetlands ... and the failure of many wetland compensation projects contributes to a continued national net loss of wetland functions ... The need for post-construction site monitoring and assessment of created and restored wetlands to evaluate functional success is widely recognized. ... At this time, there is little agreement on how to assess the success on quality of wetland restorations or creations.

Geology for planning in Winnebago and Boone counties : workshop /

"Conducted by the Illinois State Geological Survey in cooperation with the Boone County Board, Winnebago County Board, Boone County Soil and Water Conservation District, Winnebage County Soil and Water Conservation District and Rock Valley College."

Groundwater protection field day : Waterloo Sportsman's Club, Waterloo, IL, May 25, 2006 /

Cover title.

Illinois First.

"The Illinois First Program was established by the Governor of Illinois and funded by the General Assembly in Fiscal Year 2000. Funding from this program was approved for a number of projects which were allocated to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Water Resources. The Office of Water Resources is administering a number of these projects under the authorities granted in the Flood Control Act of 1945 (615 ILCS 15), and one of the requirements of the Act is that a report be filed with the Illinois General Assembly describing the projects being undertaken. This report fulfills that requirement."

Illinois SWCD directory /

Latest issue consulted: 1988.

Monthly newsletter.

Mode of access: Internet.

Progress report of P.L. 566 watershed projects, State of Illinois /

"Progress report on Illinois watersheds."--Cover.

Stream monitoring manual /

"EcoWatch Network"--Cover.

Stream monitoring manual /

Introduction: Illinois RiverWatch is a volunteer stream monitoring program coordinated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Through RiverWatch Illinois citizens are trained as Citizen Scientists to conduct biological monitoring of the state's rivers and streams in order to identify long-term trends in stream health. RiverWatch provides citizen volunteers a hands-on opportunity to learn about stream ecology and the condition of Illinois streams, while helping scientists monitor stream conditions across the state.

[Upper Crab Orchard Creek Watershed] : [watershed plan - environmental impact statement, Williamson County, Illinois.]

Includes statistical tables.

Reduction in the plant uptake of Sr-90 by soil management treatments

Bibliography: p. 29-30.

Report

Mode of access: Internet.

BPA in promoting energy conservation and renewables : hearing before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session to receive testimony on the role of the Bonneville Power Administration in promoting energy conservation and renewables, August 13, 2001, Seattle, WA.

"Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources."

Division of Inland Waters. Rules and regulations governing water supply applications with the provisions of the of the conservation law defining the jurisdiction of the commission over public water supplies. 1912.

Mode of access: Internet.