Volunteers 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.

Three 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).

The 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.

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRRECsm) is hosting a three-day Freshwater Symposium for Earth Science Educators, July 18-20, 2022.

Volunteers 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.

The 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.

The 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.

A 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.

Volunteers 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.

Explore the key elements that determine what makes a river great at the March Neighbor Nights event presented by Media Specialist Jen Young.

Learn 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℠)

The 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.

The 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.

The 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.

Every year, more than 20 million tons of salt is spread on roads across the United States

Each 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.

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC℠) will celebrate America Recycles Day with an interactive Neighbor Nights, providing information about recycling and composting.

Due 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 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.

The 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.

Members 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.

Illinois 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.

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center is partnering with Illinois RiverWatch for a virtual September Neighbor Nights.

August’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.

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center will be highlighting the work of its interns and staff during a special July Neighbor Nights event.

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center will host free summer camps for kids in July and August this year.

Join 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.

The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC℠) invites the public to a river clean-up event at the Jerry Costello Confluence Field Station.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) on Tuesday announced it’s launching a new website: Conservation Inclusive Construction and Development Archive (CICADA).

The 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.

NGRREC Assistant Amy Monroe demonstrates how to create a water cycle in a plastic bag. Photo by Jan Dona, L&C Media Services

The 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.

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.

The 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.

Join 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.

The 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.

Join 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.

The 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.

Join 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.

It’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.

Hard 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.

Neighbor Nights are back at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC) in a new virtual format.