Community Outreach

LRMG is committed to social responsibility within our service area communities. We are always looking for better ways to integrate social development and environmental concerns to ensure a better quality of life for today and the future.

We demonstrate this commitment by sponsoring many non-profit conservation efforts as well as organizing various environmental appreciation events. The following represent recent examples of some of our community outreach activities.

Earth Day 2006

Local high schools, Herscher and Bradley-Bourbonnais, joined LRMG on April 22, 2006, for spring cleaning activities at Kankakee State Park. Starting at 10 a.m. the crew of approximately 50 set off down Rock Creek with garbage bags in hand. The ecology club of Bradley-Bourbonnais High School, headed by Mr. Chris Hammond, waded against the current while others scoured the creek's shores and uplands. Overall, the day was a success in that over 25 industrial-sized garbage bags were filled. The staff of LRMG looks forward to working with the local high schools again and expanding the scope of this annual event.

Native Habitat Posters

The graphic design and ecological staff of LRMG created an original three part environmental education poster series entitled “Native Prairies and Wetlands of Northeast Illinois.” The posters feature prairie and wetland ecosystems that are native to the Kankakee River Basin. The posters are featured at the Willowhaven Nature Center located at 1451 N. 4000 E. Road, Kankakee, IL 60901 and the Kankakee Soil and Water Conservation District located at 685 Larry Power Road, Bourbonnais, IL 60914. Proceeds from the sale of poster prints go to various foundations focused on environmental education.

Bourbonnais Township Park District-Prairie Garden Installation

Recently, LRMG planted an interpretive native prairie garden at the Bourbonnais Township Park District’s Willow Haven Nature Center. Design and installation was performed by the landscape architecture and restoration management teams of LRMG. Plant plugs were generously donated by the Horse Creek Natives collection of Essex Nursery Inc. [ENI].