Great Rivers Land Trust Organization

Check out the Piasa Harbor website!
http://www.piasaharbor.org/

Recently a North Carolina group visited the area to learn about the underground railroad. Check out this link.

Students tour Rocky Fork Church, area GODFREY — A group of young people who have been bicycling along the Mississippi River stopped Friday in Godfrey to visit Rocky Fork Church and other historic sites in the vicinity, including a community that started as a stop on the Underground Railroad.

FLOOD 2013

NGRREC helped the Great Rivers Land Trust during a controlled burn of the Palisades earlier this month.

Alley Ringhausen and Tim Schofield look at a map of the Palisades while getting ready for the burn.

"The Palisades Preserve: A Partnership in Conservancy In Southwestern Illinois"
by the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center

The Palisades Preserve: A Partnership in Conservancy In Southwestern Illinois The Palisades Preserve encompasses more than 430 acres of bluff property located on the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway. Described as one of the bes...

Thank you, Simmons family, for your donation to the education and conservation to the Greater Riverbend area.

http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/local/article_25b5e80c-ec65-11e1-8911-001a4bcf6878.html

http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=43667

Attorney John Simmons donating island to LCCC for research ALTON - While many may dream of owning a deserted island, a local philanthropist instead plans to donate his private oasis to train the next generation of river ecologists.

In case you missed the press coverage of the Great Outdoor Youth Expo by the Alton Telegraph, click the following link:
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/tucker-72415-turtles-piasa.html
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Great Rivers Land Trust Organization Great Rivers Land Trust Jr. Board

Inaugural event teaches youth about nature

The Link to the event page is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/226921530753448/

62nd Annual Meeting--Jersey County Soil & Water Conservation