Events and Outreach
The University's Stormwater Management Program includes Public Education activities that inform campus and community about keeping our receiving streams clean.
ILLINOIS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE & EROSION CONTROL CONFERENCE
Join us for the Illinois Green Infrastructure & Erosion Control Conference on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. The free, virtual conference is hosted by the Champaign County Stormwater Partnership (CCSP).
The CCSP a collaborative effort of local government entities in Champaign County, Illinois consisting of Champaign County, City of Champaign, City of Urbana, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Village of Savoy. The partners share common resources and efforts to develop a regional consistency in fulfilling the requirements of their Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permits.
REGISTER
Visit www.ccstormwater.org to register or for more information.
PRESENTATIONS:
Stormwater Solutions Engineering, LLC
Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance (RSC), A New Tool for the Stormwater Toolbox
Urbana Park District
Green over Grey Infrastructure: Crystal Lake Rehabilitation Project
Prosperity Gardens
Food Security & Environmental Justice
University of Illinois Extension
"Know" Maintenance Gardening (Low Maintenance I Stormwater Control)
Green Sports Alliance
Solutions from Sports - Catalysts for Sustainable Change
BONEYARD CREEK COMMUNITY DAY
3/12/2021 UPDATE: The event committee posted on their webpage page: http://www.boneyardcreek.org/
2021 Boneyard Creek Community Day Update
We have been closely following the Center for Disease Control guidelines on the Coronavirus (COVID-19). To continue to be proactive toward our community’s health, we have decided to postpone this year’s Boneyard Creek Community Day. We hope to return in 2022 marking our 15th year!
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The Boneyard Creek Community Day is an annual volunteer event that helps minimize pollution, improve water quality, and restore the beauty of the Boneyard Creek and other local waterways. Volunteers remove trash and non-native plants, and mark storm drains.
Registration information and more event details are available at www.boneyardcreek.org.
++March 30, 2021 Update++:
If you are interested in organizing a small group to help clean campus, F&S can help provide supplies and a campus cleanup map. Groups must follow the Illinois State Coronavirus gathering size restrictions and guidelines. Please contact bliggett@illinois.edu.
F&S sponsored two litter cleanups in April 2021.
Kudos to all the volunteers who made a huge difference by helping to protect waterways and beautify the campus.
F&S sponsored both of these events and the cleanups not only beautify our campus and local waterways, but these events also help the campus stay in compliance with our Municipality (MS4) stormwater permit Public Participation & Involvement requirements.
BONEYARD WORK
iSEE employee Meredith Moore and a group of volunteers helped pick up campus litter on Saturday 4/7/21. 30 people participated and they collected 80 lbs of material. They cleaned around the Boneyard Creek and engineering buildings. See a video of the pick-up event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHNx1Q3gqiI.
F&S LEADER WITH CUB SCOUTS
F&S employee Patrick Wood and his Cub Scout group Holy Cross Pack 9 helped clean up campus litter on Saturday 4/24/21. 18 Cub Scouts and 28 family members participated and they cleaned the grassy lot east of PPSB and the parking lot across First Street.
POSTERS
Feel free to download these outreach posters.
Storm Water Tool Box Talks
Public Service Announcements
Environmental Compliance former intern and recording artist Billy Dalton wrote and performed a Stormwater Rap.