Our Partners

Partners in the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center:

• Environmental Council, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
• Illinois Natural History Survey (Illinois Department of Natural Resources)
• Lewis and Clark Community College
• Meeting of the Rivers Foundation
• The Nature Conservancy
• University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences and Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences

NGRREC collaborates with a number of organizations in its research and education efforts – many are hosts to student interns or collaborate on research projects. Recent collaborators include:

• Center for American Archeology
• City of Grafton and Jersey County Economic Development
• The Great Rivers Land Trust
• Hortica Insurance
• Illinois River Coordinating Council
• Missouri Botanical Garden
• Missouri Department of Conservation
• The Nature Institute
• Principia College
• Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Incorporated
• United States Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District

Lt. Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois River Coordinating Council made a generous contribution to the RiverWatch program in 2004. This year he will partner with NGRREC to secure funding for the 2006 monitoring season and help implement the RiverWatch program. To learn more about Lt. Governor Pat Quinn and his other programs and initiatives, click here.