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The Nature Conservancy - Illinois
Contact
Jack Huggins
The Nature Conservancy
301 SW Adams Street - Suite 1007
Peoria, IL 61602
jhuggins@tnc.org
(309) 636-3300
On the Web:
www.nature.org
Activity: Paired Watershed Study, Demonstration Farm
Geographic location: Sub-watershed of the Mackinaw River, a central Illinois tributary of the Illinois River
Brief activity description: Comparison of both the economic and ecological aspects of constructed wetlands and controlled drainage with sub irrigation at a watershed scale. Demonstration farm to evaluate and demonstrate economic and environmental performance of traditional and non-traditional BMPs focused on habitat and watershed.
Primary goals or focus:
- Nutrient reduction
- Sediment reduction
- Agricultural landscape change
- Wetlands restoration
- Water quality improvement
- Policy development
- Development/implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs)
- Education/information sharing
- Monitoring
Activity type:
- Research
- Policy
- Education
- Demonstration
- Implementation
Scale of activity:
- On-farm program
- Watershed
Lead organization(s)/organizer(s): The Nature Conservancy
Other partners and participants: Illinois DNR, USDA, Ducks Unlimited, Ag Drainage Management Coalition, University of Illinois, Illinois State University, NRCS, SWCD
Timeline/duration: 10 - 15 years
Projected or real startup time: 1999 and 2006
Projected ending time or goal deadline: Open
Funding sources:
- Federal government
- State government
- Foundations
Follow-up activities that will/might result from this activity: Hydrologic/sediment and economic model of Mackinaw river basin (1,000 sq miles) leading to implementation of landscape changes to restore ecosystem function
