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Piasa Palisades Group of the Sierra Club

Contact
Christine Favilla
223 Market Street
Alton, IL 62002
christine.favilla@sierraclub.org
(618) 462-6802

On the Web: www.illinois.sierraclub.org/piasapalisades

Activity: River and Stream Clean-ups

Geographic location: Illinois River in Greene and Jersey Counties, Illinois; Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois; Horseshoe Lake in Madison County, Illinois; creeks in 30 municipalities in Madison County, Illinois

Brief activity description: We sponsor several stream, creek, and river clean-ups to get citizens interested in their environment, make a difference in that section of waterway, and to educate the masses about simple steps they can take to help their waterway.

Primary goals or focus:

• Education/information sharing
• Organizing/networking/coordinating

Projected outcomes/impacts, if known: Educate citizens and businesses on the impacts of litter in our waterways; improve communications between watersheds; implement part of the Phase II Stormwater Plan for Madison County

Activity type:

• Education
• Implementation

Scale of activity:

• Community-level
• County

Lead organization(s)/organizer(s): Sierra Club

Other partners and participants: Madison County Stormwater Office, Living Lands and Waters, Alton High School Field Ecology, Greene County State's Attorney

Timeline/duration: One day clean-ups at several sites
Projected or real startup time: We do several in the spring, early summer, and the fall
Projected ending time or goal deadline: Annual

Funding sources:

• Local goverment
• Foundations
• Individual donors

Follow-up activities that will/might result from this activity: Research on a particular stretch of waterway; education in classrooms; adopt-a-stream program possibility