News Archive May 2022May 10, 2022Volunteers Needed for Tree Planting in Alton May 25Volunteers are needed to help the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) and the Three Rivers Project plant trees in Alton on Wednesday, May 25. May 4, 2022Local Students Excel at Spring InternshipBetsy Papin and Jacob Futrell are two local college students currently interning with the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center.May 3, 2022NGRREC Staff Shine at Wildlife Society MeetingThree National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRRECsm) staff members were among the experts featured during the 2022 annual meeting of the Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society (ICTWS).April 2022Apr 28, 2022Volunteers Wanted for Tree Planting in AltonVolunteers are needed to help the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRRECsm) and the Three Rivers Project plant trees in Alton on Saturday, May 7.Apr 26, 2022Cutting-edge Microplastic ResearchThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRRECsm) team is launching a multi-year microplastics initiative to understand how plastics are affecting our freshwater ecosystems. Apr 20, 2022NGRREC Hosts Free Freshwater Symposium for EducatorsThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRRECsm) is hosting a three-day Freshwater Symposium for Earth Science Educators, July 18-20, 2022.Apr 19, 2022Community Leads Scientific Effort to Monitor StreamsResearch from RiverWatch Director and Stream Ecologist Danelle Haake illustrates how community members can be a part of the scientific field and provides new insight on how road salt application affects our local streams. Apr 8, 2022Volunteer at the Wadlow Restoration SiteVolunteers are needed to help remove bush honeysuckle and autumn olive at the Wadlow Restoration Site in Alton, Illinois, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Thursday, April 14. Free lunch and necessary tools will be provided to volunteers.Apr 7, 2022Multiple Film Grants Awarded to NGRRECThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center’s (NGRRECsm) Illinois RiverWatch Network and Education Department were both recently awarded $7,500 grants to produce short films focusing on freshwater science and education. March 2022Mar 18, 2022NGRREC Recruiting Regional Students for Paid Summer InternshipsThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC℠), a division of Lewis and Clark Community College, is offering paid summer internship opportunities to current college students in the greater St. Louis region.Mar 17, 2022The Wildlife Society Coming to Lewis and Clark Community CollegeThe Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society is holding its annual meeting, April 10-12, in The Commons, on Lewis and Clark Community College’s Godfrey Campus.Mar 16, 2022NGRREC Research Findings Highlight Strategy to Manage Japanese Hops InvasionNew research findings from local Terrestrial Ecologist Lyle Guyon are changing the game for Japanese hops control and management in large floodplains.Mar 7, 2022Statewide Volunteer Network Helps Shape Stream HealthA series of upcoming training opportunities will prepare the next wave of citizen scientists to help shape stream health across the state of Illinois this spring.Mar 4, 2022Volunteers Needed at Piasa Bird ParkVolunteers are needed to help to remove bush honeysuckle at Piasa Bird Park in Alton, Illinois from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Thursday, March 24. Free lunch and necessary tools will be provided to volunteers.Mar 2, 2022Discover What Makes a River Great at March Neighbor NightsExplore the key elements that determine what makes a river great at the March Neighbor Nights event presented by Media Specialist Jen Young.January 2022Jan 27, 2022Winter Tree Care the Focus of NGRREC’s February Neighbor NightsLearn when, why and how to prune your trees in a virtual February Neighbor Nights event presented by the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC℠)Jan 10, 2022NGRREC Taking Applications for Expanded Paid Internship ProgramThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC℠), a division of Lewis and Clark Community College, is offering an opportunity for students enrolled in area colleges and universities to apply for paid internships in the 2022 School Year Internship program.Jan 6, 2022January Neighbor Nights Virtual Event Explores Watershed CairnsThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC℠) will kick off 2022 with a virtual Neighbor Nights event, featuring the work of artists Libby Reuter and Joshua Rowan and their Watershed Cairns: Water Marked with Art project.December 2021Dec 9, 2021NGRREC Awarded Swarovski Waterschool GrantThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRRECsm), a division of Lewis and Clark Community College, has been awarded a renewal of their grant with Swarovski Waterschool.November 2021Nov 5, 2021Winter Road Salt Impacts Aquatic EcosystemsEvery year, more than 20 million tons of salt is spread on roads across the United StatesNov 4, 2021NGRREC Research Interns Hear the Call of the SwampsEach summer the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC), located in East Alton, offers upper-level undergraduate students from across the nation the opportunity for hands-on experience in the world of ecological research.Nov 3, 2021Celebrate America Recycles Day at Interactive Neighbor NightsThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC℠) will celebrate America Recycles Day with an interactive Neighbor Nights, providing information about recycling and composting.Nov 2, 2021NGRREC Expands Fall Walk and Talk SeriesDue to the success of the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center’s (NGRRECsm) recent Walk and Talk events, the program will be extended into November.October 2021Oct 5, 2021October Neighbor Nights Will Focus on Grassland BirdsOctober Neighbor Nights at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) will present research findings on grassland birds and how they respond to different management practices.September 2021Sep 27, 2021NGRREC to Hold Fall Native Bulb and Seed SwapThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center is inviting the public to the Field Station for a fall native bulb and seed swap in October.Sep 23, 2021NGRREC to Offer Field Station Walk and Talks in OctoberMembers of the public will have the opportunity to learn about the environment and tour the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center’s Field Station on three separate dates in October.Sep 21, 2021Volunteers Needed for Nurdle Patrol at a River Near YouIllinois Riverwatch and the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center are partnering with the Nurdle Patrol to recruit volunteers to clean up plastic waste in local waterways this October.Sep 10, 2021NGRREC Hosts Virtual Neighbor Nights on Nurdle PatrolThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center is partnering with Illinois RiverWatch for a virtual September Neighbor Nights.August 2021Aug 5, 2021Urban Native Habitat Installation is Topic of August Neighbor NightsAugust’s Neighbor Nights event at Lewis and Clark Community College’s National Great Rivers Research and Education Center will not only feature a presentation on urban native habitat installations, but an open house and tours of the facility will also be available.July 2021Jul 22, 2021L&C and NGRREC Habitat Strike Team Earns New Grants, FundingLewis and Clark Community College and the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center recently received grants and funding totaling $420,000, which will be used to expand full-time staff and expand the capability of the Habitat Strike Team.June 2021Jun 28, 2021July NGRREC Neighbor Nights to Highlight Intern ProjectsThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center will be highlighting the work of its interns and staff during a special July Neighbor Nights event.Jun 28, 2021NGRREC to Offer Free Summer Camps for KidsThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center will host free summer camps for kids in July and August this year.April 2021Apr 15, 2021Neighbor Nights to Showcase NGRREC’s Educational OpportunitiesJoin the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC℠) in celebration of National Environmental Education Week with a virtual Neighbor Nights featuring a presentation on the center’s educational initiatives.Apr 2, 2021NGRREC Invites Public to Plastic Pollution Initiative River Clean-upThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC℠) invites the public to a river clean-up event at the Jerry Costello Confluence Field Station.March 2021Mar 31, 2021CICADA website launches as new resource for habitat protectionThe Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) on Tuesday announced it’s launching a new website: Conservation Inclusive Construction and Development Archive (CICADA).Mar 29, 2021NGRREC Announces Photo Contest WinnersThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC℠) has announced the winners of the Swarovski Waterschool photo contest, recently held in recognition of United Nations World Water Day and as part of the 2021 Water Festival.Mar 23, 20212021 Water Festival Goes on Despite PandemicNGRREC Assistant Amy Monroe demonstrates how to create a water cycle in a plastic bag. Photo by Jan Dona, L&C Media ServicesMar 15, 2021NGRREC Celebrates UN World Water Day with Photo ContestThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC℠) and Swarovski Waterschool will host a student photography contest to celebrate United Nations World Water Day on March 22.Mar 8, 2021March Neighbor Nights will be “All About Water”Water will be the focus of the March Neighbor Nights virtual event at The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRRECsm). The event, entitled “All About Water,” will focus on the various aspects of water education offered at the center and United Nations World Water Day coming up on March 22.Mar 2, 2021NGRREC Summer Research Program Prepares Next Generation of Wetland ScientistsThe National Great Rivers Research and Education (NGRRECsm) is accepting applications for a summer program aimed at giving undergraduates the opportunity to conduct real-life field research in area wetlands.February 2021Feb 5, 2021February Neighbor Night Features NGRREC’s Habitat Strike TeamJoin the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) for a Neighbor Nights virtual event, highlighting the work of the center’s Habitat Strike Team. January 2021Jan 29, 2021NGRREC Continues Work at Palisades Preserve, Hopes to Add Public ProgrammingThe National Great Rivers Research Education Center (NGRREC℠) and its collaborators continue efforts to restore and maintain the Palisades Nature Preserve near Grafton, with an eye on adding public programming at the site. Jan 27, 2021Illini Legend Deon Thomas Headlines RiverWatch Virtual FundraiserFighting Illini basketball great Deon Thomas will be the featured guest at an Illinois RiverWatch virtual fundraiser on Thursday, Feb. 18, hosted by the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center.Jan 22, 2021NGRREC Invites Public to Great Backyard Bird CountThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRRECsm) invites members of the community to take part in The Great Backyard Bird Count, an annual global event designed to better understand global bird populations and their annual migrations.Jan 15, 2021NGRREC’s Neighbor Nights Will Discuss CINet ProgramJoin the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRRECsm) for a Neighbor Nights virtual presentation on the purpose of the Critical Interface Network (CINet) project.December 2020Dec 11, 2020NGRREC to Lead Outreach and Education Component of NSF GrantThe National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC℠) has been chosen to lead the outreach and education component of a $6 million grant awarded to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Civil and Environmental Engineering department.November 2020Nov 27, 2020Learn Why the Mississippi is Listed Among the World’s Great RiversJoin the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) for a Neighbor Nights virtual presentation on why the Mississippi River is considered one of the world’s great waterways.Nov 2, 2020Young Making Waves in NGRREC Education ProgrammingIt’s only been a couple months since Jen Young joined the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC℠) as an environmental educator, but she’s already making waves of progress within the program, stationed at the Jerry F. Costello Confluence Field Station in East Alton.October 2020Oct 26, 2020L&C Restoration Ecology Student Lives His PassionHard work and a clear vision of what he wants to achieve has helped a Lewis and Clark Community College student step from his degree program into his field of choice.Oct 16, 2020Neighbor Nights Return to NGRREC in a Virtual FormatNeighbor Nights are back at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) in a new virtual format.