Flint & Spring Creek Watersheds Partnership

06/09/2026

Through a variety of monitoring programs, Illinois EPA has sampled approximately 3,500 stream stations statewide, collecting biological, chemical, habitat, and flow data to better understand water quality conditions and help protect our waterways for future generations.

June is National Rivers Month!

Through a variety of monitoring programs, Illinois EPA has sampled approximately 3,500 stream stations statewide, collecting biological, chemical, habitat, and flow data to better understand water quality conditions and help protect our waterways for future generations.

This National Rivers Month, join us in celebrating Illinois’ rivers and streams and the important role they play. 🌎

Learn more: https://epa.illinois.gov/topics/water-quality/monitoring/river-and-stream.html

06/09/2026

🌊 Wave hello to 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀—one of the rarest, most diverse ecosystems on Lake Michigan. The Lake Plain covers 15 miles of shoreline and over 4,500 acres between Waukegan, Illinois and Kenosha, Wisconsin. See more in the summer issue of 𝘏𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘴 magazine.

📖 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱: LCFPD.org/horizons
📬 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲: LCFPD.org/horizons-subscription
☀️ 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻: lakeplain.org

📸 Ross Harried—Second Crop Creative

06/01/2026

National Rivers Month is a nationwide celebration dedicated to appreciating, protecting, and restoring America’s waterways. The observance highlights the vital role rivers play in providing clean drinking water, supporting ecosystems, and offering outdoor recreation.

06/01/2026

June is National Rivers Month!

Through a variety of monitoring programs, Illinois EPA has sampled approximately 3,500 stream stations statewide, collecting biological, chemical, habitat, and flow data to better understand water quality conditions and help protect our waterways for future generations.

This National Rivers Month, join us in celebrating Illinois’ rivers and streams and the important role they play. 🌎

Learn more: https://epa.illinois.gov/topics/water-quality/monitoring/river-and-stream.html

05/31/2026

The IL EPA has released the 2026 Draft Integrated Water Quality Report, and while the Fox River has made progress since the days of The Fox, it is still on the Section 303(d) List of impaired waterways. Join the Sierra Club IL Clean Water Team on June 1 to find out what that means and how your public comment (accepted through June 5) can help guide cleanup and restoration priorities.

05/26/2026

May is American Wetlands Month. What is a wetland exactly? This infographic from The Wetlands Initiative sums it up perfectly. Visit their page for more information and a link to their website.

05/24/2026

05/18/2026

Wetlands play a vital role in a healthy environment, but due to sprawl and other human activity only around 10% of Illinois’ historic wetlands remain. We’re supporting a state wetland protection program to safeguard what we have left.

05/14/2026

American Wetlands Month was established in 1991 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a coalition of conservation partners to raise public awareness of wetlands and their value.

The month is recognized nationally each May and serves as a time to spotlight the ecological, economic, and recreational benefits wetlands provide. It also draws attention to the ongoing threats wetlands face from development, pollution, and land use changes.

05/13/2026

The monarch butterfly has been a familiar sight drifting across Illinois fields, prairies, and backyards, but in recent decades it has experienced significant population declines. In response, the Illinois Monarch Project was formed in 2016 and set a goal of adding 150 million milkweed stems by 2...