The
National Great Rivers
Research and Education Center
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
Click
here for a video of Palisades Preserve
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...
