Great Rivers Land Preservation Association

Great Rivers Land trust preserves Land and waters through property acquisitions, easements, and conservation projects. To date, Great Rivers protects over 4,000 acres of Land in Illinois and Missouri through various tools used by Land trusts throughout the nation. In connection with the properties owned, Great Rivers provides stewardship maintenance of the properties including mowing, controlling invasive species and upkeep of buildings. Other activities of Great Rivers have included tree planting, stream buffers, timber stand improvement and prairie plantings. Great Rivers has partnered with numerous organizations and entities.

The piasa creek watershed program is a unique, twenty-year partnership with Great Rivers and illinois-american water company, which has met and exceeded all of its goals. The project was featured as a leading innovative model at the national "water quality trading forum" in Washington d.c. The effort continues to receive national attention as a watershed model. The piasa creek watershed project reduces sedimentation in the 78,000 acre watershed located in portions of jersey, madison, and macoupin counties in ilinois. Positive effects of the project include stormwater control, reduction of flash flooding, enhanced fish and wildlife habitat, and protection of sensitive ecosystems. The project has met and exceeded all of its goals to date. Interest and participation of the project has been embraced on a local, regional, and national scale.