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The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center

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About NGRREC and the Confluence Field Station.

The point at which three rivers-the Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri-come together will be the location of the new Confluence Field Station. The official construction launch of the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) Confluence Field Station took place on Thursday, April 17, at the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton, Illinois. The field station will serve the NGRREC partners of Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC), the University of Illinois and the Illinois Natural History Survey, along with many other partner institutions and scientists across the country.

The field station is scheduled for completion in 2009. Dr. Dale Chapman, President of LCCC and chairman of the board for NGRREC, described it as "a model of 'green construction' with minimal environmental impact, renewable energy systems and internal recycling systems." Click here for our brochure.

The Palisades Preserve

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The Palisades Preserve comprises 430 acres of undeveloped property overlooking the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. It is part of a complex of majestic limestone bluffs and forests on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River that are renowned for their scenic beauty and unparalleled river vistas. This stretch of the Great River Road from Alton to Grafton and beyond is also known as the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway, and was recently designated one of the Seven Wonders of Illinois. Read more...

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