Useful links
 

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Area Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts
DeKalb County SWCD
Kane/DuPage County SWCD
McHenry County SWCD
North Cook SWCD
Will/South Cook County SWCD
 

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County Agencies
County of Lake
Lake County Department of Information and Technology, GIS and Mapping Division
Lake County Department of Planning, Building and Development
Lake County Division of Transportation
Lake County Forest Preserve District
Lake County Health Department
Lake County Health Department, Lake Management Unit
Lake County Stormwater Management Commission
Lake County Farm Bureau
University of Illinois Extension-Lake County Office
Solid Waste Agency of Lake County
 

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State Agencies
State of Illinois
IL Department of Agriculture
IL Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
IL Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)
IL Natural History Survey
IL State Water Survey
University of Illinois Extension
 

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State-Wide/Region-Wide Organizations
Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Illinois Farm Bureau
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
(formerly NIPC)
 

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Federal Agencies
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
USDA-Forest Service
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Department of Interior
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. National Park Service
 

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National Organizations
American Farm Bureau
National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD)
Soil and Water Conservation Society
 

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General Natural Resources
Tallgrass Restoration LLC
Chicago Botanical Garden
Ecology on the Internet
EcoNet-- an environmental directory
Environmental Professional's Home Page
ICE House -- Information Center for the Environment
Lake Forest Open Lands Association
Liberty Prairie Conservancy
Morton Arboretum
The Illinois Steward
Urban Resources Partnership
USGS-Drought Watch
www.ilwaterquality.net -- website of comprehensive water quality

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Other Links
Lake County Lookup
University of Wisconsin Extension
The Water Blog