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Help restore Arlington Wetlands by assisting with invasive species removal, native plantings, and trash clean-up.

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https://heartlandsconservancy.org/event/arlington-wetlands-workday-4/
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Help restore Arlington Wetlands by assisting with invasive species removal, native plantings, and trash clean-up. Please register to attend. https://heartlandsconservancy.org/event/arlington-wetlands-workday-4/
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Have you hugged a cactus today?​​​​​​​​
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Come out to Poag Sand Prairie over the weekend to see these gorgeous prickly pear cactus. ​​​​​​​​
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Poag Sand Prairie​​​​​​​​
4860 Street Car Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025​​​​​​​​
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Have you hugged a cactus today?​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Come out to Poag Sand Prairie over the weekend to see these gorgeous prickly pear cactus. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Poag Sand Prairie​​​​​​​​ 4860 Street Car Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ #poagsandprairie​​​​​​​​ #edwardsvilleil
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REGISTRATION IS CLOSED!

Thank you everyone for registering. Please be sure to bring a headlamp or flashlight and wear comfortable clothes. 

We will see you June 17th at 8:30PM, with SIUE Entomologist Dr. Jason Williams at Arlington Wetlands for a guided firefly hike! 

We will learn about fireflies, wetlands, frogs, and more.
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REGISTRATION IS CLOSED! Thank you everyone for registering. Please be sure to bring a headlamp or flashlight and wear comfortable clothes. We will see you June 17th at 8:30PM, with SIUE Entomologist Dr. Jason Williams at Arlington Wetlands for a guided firefly hike! We will learn about fireflies, wetlands, frogs, and more.
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HeartLands Conservancy is hiring for a full-time Conservation Stewardship Coordinator to help manage and steward wildlife habitat in southwestern Illinois. If you’re passionate about the environment in the Metro East and want to help restore and take care of these special places, this job is for you!

The Conservation Stewardship Coordinator supports the organization’s work on a diversity of conservation and environmental projects and stewarding the land. This includes managing and providing support for team-based environmental projects, creating and displaying GIS data, conducting in-the-field land management and stewardship, species and easement monitoring, preparing written reports, grant writing, conducting research, organizing volunteers, and planning and conducting public engagement/education events.

HeartLands Conservancy is a leading conservation nonprofit and land trust in the St. Louis, Missouri, Metropolitan Area, serving southern Illinois. The organization works with landowners, governments, and organizations to conserve our region’s land and water resources, restore wildlife habitat, reduce flooding, plan resilient communities, and engage people around natural resources. Over the past 33 years, HeartLands Conservancy has conserved nearly 10,000 acres of natural areas, green spaces, and farmland. The organization serves a seven-county region of southwestern Illinois with main office located in Downtown Belleville.

For more information and to apply visit our Careers webpage: https://heartlandsconservancy.org/careers/
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HeartLands Conservancy is hiring for a full-time Conservation Stewardship Coordinator to help manage and steward wildlife habitat in southwestern Illinois. If you’re passionate about the environment in the Metro East and want to help restore and take care of these special places, this job is for you! The Conservation Stewardship Coordinator supports the organization’s work on a diversity of conservation and environmental projects and stewarding the land. This includes managing and providing support for team-based environmental projects, creating and displaying GIS data, conducting in-the-field land management and stewardship, species and easement monitoring, preparing written reports, grant writing, conducting research, organizing volunteers, and planning and conducting public engagement/education events. HeartLands Conservancy is a leading conservation nonprofit and land trust in the St. Louis, Missouri, Metropolitan Area, serving southern Illinois. The organization works with landowners, governments, and organizations to conserve our region’s land and water resources, restore wildlife habitat, reduce flooding, plan resilient communities, and engage people around natural resources. Over the past 33 years, HeartLands Conservancy has conserved nearly 10,000 acres of natural areas, green spaces, and farmland. The organization serves a seven-county region of southwestern Illinois with main office located in Downtown Belleville. For more information and to apply visit our Careers webpage: https://heartlandsconservancy.org/careers/
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HeartLands Conservancy applied for the Section 319(h) grant in partnership with Madison County. The total project cost is around $1.57 million, with Illinois EPA providing 55 percent or $831,847 in grant funds and local landowners and partners (HeartLands Conservancy and Madison County Stormwater Management) providing 45 percent, or $710,441 in match.

Steven Brendel, Stormwater Coordinator from Madison County Stormwater Management, said that the IEPA’s 319 grant is the ultimate collaboration for individuals to be invested in projects that directly impact them. 

John O’Donnell, Water Program Manager with HeartLands Conservancy, said that local landowners, farmers, residents, and municipalities are crucial to the successful implementation of the locally developed Indian-Cahokia Creek Watershed Plan (October 2018). 

“Having local stakeholders identify water quality and flooding issues was vital to the development of the Indian-Cahokia Creek Watershed Plan,” John said. “Now, we are excited to take this plan and execute some best management practices to help solve the issues identified by the community.”

The grant is an important first step toward voluntary implementation of the Indian-Cahokia Creek Watershed Plan. The plan’s purpose is to address stormwater and nonpoint source (NPS) pollution issues in the watershed that drains Indian and Cahokia creeks in Madison and Macoupin Counties. NPS pollution occurs when runoff from rain and snowmelt carries pollutants into waterways such as streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and even groundwater. 

Funding from this grant will also assist one of the large residential lakes, Dunlap Lake in Edwardsville, to better capture sediment before it enters the lake. 

For information and updates on this project visit https://heartlandsconservancy.org/water/INDIAN-CAHOKIA-CREEK-WATERSHED/ 

For additional information on Illinois’ Nonpoint Source Management Program and the 319(h) Grant Program, please visit: https://www2.illinois.gov/epa/topics/water-quality/watershed-management/nonpoint-sources/Pages/default.aspx.
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HeartLands Conservancy applied for the Section 319(h) grant in partnership with Madison County. The total project cost is around $1.57 million, with Illinois EPA providing 55 percent or $831,847 in grant funds and local landowners and partners (HeartLands Conservancy and Madison County Stormwater Management) providing 45 percent, or $710,441 in match. Steven Brendel, Stormwater Coordinator from Madison County Stormwater Management, said that the IEPA’s 319 grant is the ultimate collaboration for individuals to be invested in projects that directly impact them. John O’Donnell, Water Program Manager with HeartLands Conservancy, said that local landowners, farmers, residents, and municipalities are crucial to the successful implementation of the locally developed Indian-Cahokia Creek Watershed Plan (October 2018). “Having local stakeholders identify water quality and flooding issues was vital to the development of the Indian-Cahokia Creek Watershed Plan,” John said. “Now, we are excited to take this plan and execute some best management practices to help solve the issues identified by the community.” The grant is an important first step toward voluntary implementation of the Indian-Cahokia Creek Watershed Plan. The plan’s purpose is to address stormwater and nonpoint source (NPS) pollution issues in the watershed that drains Indian and Cahokia creeks in Madison and Macoupin Counties. NPS pollution occurs when runoff from rain and snowmelt carries pollutants into waterways such as streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and even groundwater. Funding from this grant will also assist one of the large residential lakes, Dunlap Lake in Edwardsville, to better capture sediment before it enters the lake. For information and updates on this project visit https://heartlandsconservancy.org/water/INDIAN-CAHOKIA-CREEK-WATERSHED/ For additional information on Illinois’ Nonpoint Source Management Program and the 319(h) Grant Program, please visit: https://www2.illinois.gov/epa/topics/water-quality/watershed-management/nonpoint-sources/Pages/default.aspx.
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Has flooding or water issues in western St. Clair County, IL, impacted you as a resident of the Prairie du Pont and Judy’s Branch watersheds? HeartLands Conservancy wants to hear about it at the next informational open house event at Kappa House.

June 16th | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | 5101 Lake Dr, Cahokia Heights, IL 62203 

Come share information and input to help set priorities and goals for the Prairie du Pont Watershed. 

The watersheds stretch from Brooklyn and Fairmont City south to East St. Louis, Cahokia Heights, Columbia, and Millstadt and from the west end of Belleville and Swansea west to the Mississippi River. 

Funding for this project was provided, in part, by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency through Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.

For information about this news release please contact, Jennifer Reiman, Resilient Communities Program Manager at HLC | (618) 566-4451 ext. 16 jennifer.reiman@heartlandsconservancy.org

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Has flooding or water issues in western St. Clair County, IL, impacted you as a resident of the Prairie du Pont and Judy’s Branch watersheds? HeartLands Conservancy wants to hear about it at the next informational open house event at Kappa House. June 16th | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | 5101 Lake Dr, Cahokia Heights, IL 62203 Come share information and input to help set priorities and goals for the Prairie du Pont Watershed. The watersheds stretch from Brooklyn and Fairmont City south to East St. Louis, Cahokia Heights, Columbia, and Millstadt and from the west end of Belleville and Swansea west to the Mississippi River. Funding for this project was provided, in part, by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency through Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. For information about this news release please contact, Jennifer Reiman, Resilient Communities Program Manager at HLC | (618) 566-4451 ext. 16 jennifer.reiman@heartlandsconservancy.org #stclaircountyil #prairiedupont #cahokiaheightsil #brooklynil #fairmontcityil #eaststlouis #columbiail #millstadtil #eaststlouisil #bellevilleil #swanseail #metroeaststl
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Happy National Prairie Day!

HLC is proud to steward some distinctive and dynamic ecological, cultural, and community value places.

With their endless, gently rolling plains and highly productive soils, prairies have been a valued location for thousands of years. Today, native prairies face extinction as they are converted to agricultural and urban use for high economic returns. Only 1% of tall grass prairie remains untouched. The American tallgrass prairie ecosystem is now one of the world's most endangered ecosystems.

National Prairie Day promotes the appreciation and conservation of America's native prairies. Today we celebrate the beauty and ecological value of this often-overlooked ecosystem, host to the most biodiversity in the Midwest and home to dozens of rare species of animals and plants.

Explore nature today through some of our incredible diverse prairie lands!

Poag Sand Prairie
4848 Street Car Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025

Bohm Woods Nature Preserve
4207 Bohm School Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025

Arlington Wetlands
Arlington Drive, Pontoon Beach, IL 62040

Visit www.heartlandsconservancy.org/explore-areas/ for more places to explore!

If you are interested in volunteering at a property we'd love to have you! Visit our volunteer page: https://heartlandsconservancy.org/volunteer/ for more information.
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Happy National Prairie Day! HLC is proud to steward some distinctive and dynamic ecological, cultural, and community value places. With their endless, gently rolling plains and highly productive soils, prairies have been a valued location for thousands of years. Today, native prairies face extinction as they are converted to agricultural and urban use for high economic returns. Only 1% of tall grass prairie remains untouched. The American tallgrass prairie ecosystem is now one of the world's most endangered ecosystems. National Prairie Day promotes the appreciation and conservation of America's native prairies. Today we celebrate the beauty and ecological value of this often-overlooked ecosystem, host to the most biodiversity in the Midwest and home to dozens of rare species of animals and plants. Explore nature today through some of our incredible diverse prairie lands! Poag Sand Prairie 4848 Street Car Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025 Bohm Woods Nature Preserve 4207 Bohm School Rd, Edwardsville, IL 62025 Arlington Wetlands Arlington Drive, Pontoon Beach, IL 62040 Visit www.heartlandsconservancy.org/explore-areas/ for more places to explore! If you are interested in volunteering at a property we'd love to have you! Visit our volunteer page: https://heartlandsconservancy.org/volunteer/ for more information.
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WADE: Watershed Adventures and Discovery Experience Program is BACK for its second year! 

On June 17th at 8:30PM, bring your headlamp and join HeartLands Conservancy and SIUE Entomologist Dr. Jason Williams at Arlington Wetlands for a guided firefly hike! 

We will learn about fireflies, wetlands, frogs, and more.

Please register to attend via the website: https://heartlandsconservancy.org/event/wade-firefly-hike/
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WADE: Watershed Adventures and Discovery Experience Program is BACK for its second year! On June 17th at 8:30PM, bring your headlamp and join HeartLands Conservancy and SIUE Entomologist Dr. Jason Williams at Arlington Wetlands for a guided firefly hike! We will learn about fireflies, wetlands, frogs, and more. Please register to attend via the website: https://heartlandsconservancy.org/event/wade-firefly-hike/
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Our President & CEO, Mary Vandevord, spent the week in Santa Fe, NM, with 24 other land trust Executive Directors chosen as a part of the @ltalliance Wentworth Leadership Program. 

The program focuses on increasing the strength of land trusts through leadership, communications, inclusion, and financial management.
Our President & CEO, Mary Vandevord, spent the week in Santa Fe, NM, with 24 other land trust Executive Directors chosen as a part of the @ltalliance Wentworth Leadership Program. 

The program focuses on increasing the strength of land trusts through leadership, communications, inclusion, and financial management.
Our President & CEO, Mary Vandevord, spent the week in Santa Fe, NM, with 24 other land trust Executive Directors chosen as a part of the @ltalliance Wentworth Leadership Program. 

The program focuses on increasing the strength of land trusts through leadership, communications, inclusion, and financial management.
Our President & CEO, Mary Vandevord, spent the week in Santa Fe, NM, with 24 other land trust Executive Directors chosen as a part of the @ltalliance Wentworth Leadership Program. 

The program focuses on increasing the strength of land trusts through leadership, communications, inclusion, and financial management.
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Our President & CEO, Mary Vandevord, spent the week in Santa Fe, NM, with 24 other land trust Executive Directors chosen as a part of the @ltalliance Wentworth Leadership Program. The program focuses on increasing the strength of land trusts through leadership, communications, inclusion, and financial management.
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