Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays!
The Will County Environmental Network is taking a holiday break. Join us at the January meeting on Wednesday, January 25 at the Jackson Township Hall in Elwood.September membership drive
Groundwater focus of next
Environmental Roundtable
New members are invited to join The Will County Environmental Network during the group’s fall membership drive.
The Network will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, September 28 at the Jackson Township Hall in Elwood. “Everyone interested in environmental issues is invited,” said Mary Baskerville, president of the grass roots organization founded in 1981.
Agenda items include the Network’s next Environmental Roundtable, slated for 2012. The roundtable will bring together a diverse group of local and state governmental, business and environmental leaders. The focus of Roundtable 2012 will be on groundwater: “Availability of groundwater and protection of its quality will be one of the key issues facing the region in the coming decade,” Baskerville said. “We hope the roundtable will begin the important dialogue on how best to protect this precious resource.”
The previous Network roundtable centered on the need for regional review of environmental impacts. A complete report is published on the groups website, willcountyenvironmentalnetwork.wordpress.com.
The Jackson Township Hall is at 100 West Mississippi Street. For further information, interested persons may contact Baskerville at (815) 546-3230.
September meeting
After a summer break, the Will County Environmental Network will meet in September.
AGENDA ITEMS will include work on the upcoming Environmental Roundtable, to center on the region’s groundwater.
Time and Location to be announced soon. Check back.
Will County Environmental Network at May 21 Earth Day Event
The Will County Environmental Network participated in the Earth Day celebration at the historic Konow Farm.
We enjoyed meeting everyone and seeing all the initiatives!
ENVIRONMENTAL ROUNDTABLE REPORT 2009
ROUNDTABLE REPORT
Click here to view the Roundtable Report.
Network e-mail established
Following consensus of the Roundtable participants in July, the Will County Environmental Network has committed to forming an electronic community for exchange of ideas and data.
The new e-mail is willcountyenvironmentalnetwork@hotmail.com
Please forward your request to have your e-mail inputted and shared to this e-mail address.
ENVIRONMENTAL ROUNDTABLE REPORT BEING PUBLISHED
The Will County Environmental Network held an Environmental Roundtable on July 9, bringing together government agencies, industries, and citizens to work towards a wholistic review of the region.
A Roundtable Report will be printed in the coming weeks. Anyone interested in a copy of the report may request one by e-mailing the Network at wcenroundtable@hotmail.com.
“Working to Protect & Defend the Environment”
The Will County Environmental Network invites you to join our efforts to protect and defend the environment.
Our membership is open to anyone willing to learn more about protecting the nation’s natural resources.
Meetings are generally held the second Wednesday of month at 6:30 p.m. at Laraway School in Joliet.
Please NOTE: The July meeting has been moved to the third Wednesday, July 15 because of a special event.
ENVIRONMENTAL ROUNDTABLE
The Will County Environmental Network is working to host an environmental round table in July.
The goal is to create an interactive, intergovernmental response to reviewing environmental issues with regional impact.
“It’s important to take a regional look at the impacts of proposed projects,” Network President Mary Baskerville said.
“With many projects, the environmental impact goes beyond the borders of the project being reviewed for a permit.”
“The goal is to be aware of how each project impacts the other.”
“This is particularly important when studying groundwater effects,” she said.
For more information about the environmental round table, interested persons are invited to call Baskerville at (815) 478-5416.
PRESERVE THE HISTORIC WOODS!
THE WILL COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORIC WOODS IN SECTION 29 OF JOLIET.
LOUIS JOLIET AND FATHER MARQUETTE RECORDED THE BEAUTY OF THE SITE FROM MOUND JOLIET. WILL COUNTY’S EARLIEST SETTLERS AND LEADERS REMARKED, TOO, ON THE BEAUTY OF THE WOODS.
