NGRREC in the News Research Director of the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center Receives Conservation Award 10/8/2007 How does your rain garden grow? 8/13/2007 Research center to be environmentally friendly. 7/1/2007 Groups cheer formation of 430-acre nature preserve. 4/20/2007 The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) has received a $50,000 grant from The McKnight Foundation to be used to continue the efforts of RiverWatch. 4/20/2007 Stream of conscience. 4/12/2007 Gov. Blagojevich awards $6.8 million for National Great Rivers Research and Education Center Field Station on the Mississippi River 10/30/2006 Money will allow construction on river research center, by Cynthia M. Ellis, the Telegraph 10/31/2006 RiverWatch Effort Back in Business 6/28/2006 Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn and local student volunteers collect Sangamon River samples! Lt. Gov. presents grant to keep the RiverWatch program flowing 5/11/2006 RiverWatch Program Receives Grant 5/11/2006 Wet or not, bird lovers flock to festival in West Alton 4/30/2006 Supporters hope tourists of a feather flock to festival 3/29/2006 After Katrina: NGRREC contributes to new thinking about flood management Dr. Richard Sparks to address flooding issues at two upcoming symposia 2/6/2006 Lewis and Clark receives $135,000 grant from Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation 11/17/2005 Research Center gets $1 million dollar boost 8/10/2005 Costello secures funds for LCCC 8/10/2005 Lewis and Clark Community College receives US Department of Education grant 7/7/2005 Shimkus announces federal grants for LCCC 7/6/2005 U of I College of ACES creates first ever transfer program with Lewis and Clark Community College 5/16/2005 Costello brings more money for rivers research center 12/4/2004 Congressman Costello to present National Great Rivers Research and Education with $540,000 12/1/2004 Ground broken for Great Rivers Center 4/7/2003 U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello participates in ground breaking for National Great Rivers Research Center 4/7/2003
NGRREC in the News
How does your rain garden grow? 8/13/2007
Research center to be environmentally friendly. 7/1/2007
Groups cheer formation of 430-acre nature preserve. 4/20/2007
The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) has received a $50,000 grant from The McKnight Foundation to be used to continue the efforts of RiverWatch. 4/20/2007
Stream of conscience. 4/12/2007
Gov. Blagojevich awards $6.8 million for National Great Rivers Research and Education Center Field Station on the Mississippi River 10/30/2006
Money will allow construction on river research center, by Cynthia M. Ellis, the Telegraph 10/31/2006
RiverWatch Effort Back in Business 6/28/2006
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn and local student volunteers collect Sangamon River samples! Lt. Gov. presents grant to keep the RiverWatch program flowing 5/11/2006
RiverWatch Program Receives Grant 5/11/2006
Wet or not, bird lovers flock to festival in West Alton 4/30/2006
Supporters hope tourists of a feather flock to festival 3/29/2006
After Katrina: NGRREC contributes to new thinking about flood management Dr. Richard Sparks to address flooding issues at two upcoming symposia 2/6/2006
Lewis and Clark receives $135,000 grant from Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation 11/17/2005
Research Center gets $1 million dollar boost 8/10/2005
Costello secures funds for LCCC 8/10/2005
Lewis and Clark Community College receives US Department of Education grant 7/7/2005
Shimkus announces federal grants for LCCC 7/6/2005
U of I College of ACES creates first ever transfer program with Lewis and Clark Community College 5/16/2005
Costello brings more money for rivers research center 12/4/2004
Congressman Costello to present National Great Rivers Research and Education with $540,000 12/1/2004
Ground broken for Great Rivers Center 4/7/2003
U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello participates in ground breaking for National Great Rivers Research Center 4/7/2003
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