Services
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We offer a Turbo Max with a seeder along with a No-Till drill for all your seeding needs.
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NOW ACCPETING FISH ORDERS!!
Fish order deadline will be March 15,2023. Fish pickup will be at our office at 8:00AM on March 22,2023. |
Pre-orders for trees have started for Spring 2023! Order pickups will be March 30th and 31st in our parking lot. Tree orders will be first come first serve until supplies are gone.
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Sangamon County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan
"The Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission will coordinate an update to the Sangamon County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. An updated plan helps the county and its cities and villages better prepare for natural hazards. A Task Force of representatives from the cities and villages, community organizations, county and state agencies, and the public will guide the planning process.
The Task Force's final meeting is Monday, February 27, 2023, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., in the County Board Chamber, 2nd Floor of the Sangamon County Building, 200 S. 9th Street, Springfield. The meeting is open to the public, and we welcome public participation."
The public is encouraged to look over the plan and submit for comment by February 24, 2023. See "Comment Form" below to submit.
The Task Force's final meeting is Monday, February 27, 2023, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., in the County Board Chamber, 2nd Floor of the Sangamon County Building, 200 S. 9th Street, Springfield. The meeting is open to the public, and we welcome public participation."
The public is encouraged to look over the plan and submit for comment by February 24, 2023. See "Comment Form" below to submit.
JOB POSTINGS!
Conservation Planner
Job Description: Conservation planners provide environmental resource management advice, consult about land use and protection, and engage with multiple stakeholders. Each project is different, but all conservation planners should be familiar with the following duties:
• Apply the theories and practices of land use planning
• Source and apply relevant legislation and engineering best practices
• Apply the practices of natural environmental management
• Identify, analyze and remediate environmental issues and conflicts
• Promote environmental concerns, advocate for pollution prevention and land conservation
• Consult on legislative and policy rulings
• Make land use and conservation advice and recommendations to a variety of parties
• Identify and evaluate conservation issues and conflicts
• Develop and deploy solutions to logistical, ethical or process problems from a conservation standpoint
• Stay up to date on all correspondence, briefing notes, reports, field surveys and other documentation
• Promote environmental management through reports, interactions with clients and the public and presentations
• Commit to building a better community and environment
• Engage with community members at the local and state levels
• Exercise strong interpersonal skills to create pathways to more partnerships
• Work with interdisciplinary government agencies, officials, and community groups
• Apply the theories and practices of land use planning
• Source and apply relevant legislation and engineering best practices
• Apply the practices of natural environmental management
• Identify, analyze and remediate environmental issues and conflicts
• Promote environmental concerns, advocate for pollution prevention and land conservation
• Consult on legislative and policy rulings
• Make land use and conservation advice and recommendations to a variety of parties
• Identify and evaluate conservation issues and conflicts
• Develop and deploy solutions to logistical, ethical or process problems from a conservation standpoint
• Stay up to date on all correspondence, briefing notes, reports, field surveys and other documentation
• Promote environmental management through reports, interactions with clients and the public and presentations
• Commit to building a better community and environment
• Engage with community members at the local and state levels
• Exercise strong interpersonal skills to create pathways to more partnerships
• Work with interdisciplinary government agencies, officials, and community groups
Lake Springfield Watershed Water Quality and Economics of Conservation Practices Meeting
Thank you everyone for a great turnout for our latest meeting! Special thanks to our presenters Todd LaFountain, Springfield City Water, Light & Power's Water Division Manager, and Dr. Laura Gentry, IL Corn's Director of Water Quality Research. Check out our video page for their slide show presentations.
Spring 2023 Fish Sale is Underway!!
Be sure to check out our store for this years Spring Fish Sale!! Order deadline for fish will be March 15th. Pickup for all pre-ordered fish will be in our parking lot (2623 Sunrise Drive, Springfield, IL 62703) on March 22nd at 8:00A.M.
Springfield Park District Bioreactor
Recently completed project with the Springfield Park District and Martin Engineering to install a bioreactor on the Lincoln Greens Golf Course!
Video Presentations
In case you were not able to attend one of our meetings, click the link below to watch them online!
