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April 11th from 8:00 -10:30am | Community Cleanup | Floreciente in Moline

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April 11th from 8:00 -10:30am | Community Cleanup | Floreciente in Moline

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April 22nd from 11:20-1:30 Earth Day @ Rogalski Patio (SAU)

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April 22nd from 11:20-1:30 Earth Day @ Rogalski Patio (SAU)

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April 25th from 12-6pm  @ Hauberg Estate in Rock Island | Plants, Paths, & Pizza

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April 25th from 12-6pm  @ Hauberg Estate in Rock Island | Plants, Paths, & Pizza

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Certifiably Wild: How to Earn Your Official Wildlife Habitat Certification

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Join us on Wednesday, March 25th at 1:30 PM CST for this engaging webinar, where we will discuss the five (yes—only FIVE!) essential requirements for creating a Certified Wildlife Habitat.

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March 6th from 5-7pm | YWCA QC Youth Career Fair

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March 6th from 5-7pm | YWCA QC Youth Career Fair

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Oberholtzer Awarsds on March 7th | 9:00am-12:00pm 

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Oberholtzer Awarsds on March 7th | 9:00am-12:00pm 

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Recognizing past, present, and future Conservation Leaders in the Quad City Region March 7, 2026 | 9:00AM - 12:00PM The Bend Event Center | East Moline, IL

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Environmental Inclusion 101 Training | March 25th from 10-11am

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Environmental Inclusion 101 Training | March 25th from 10-11am

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Feb 5th at 5pm via Zoom | February Green Drinks 

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Feb 5th at 5pm via Zoom | February Green Drinks 

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Feb 20: Winter Bash Resource Fair | Rock Island High School 

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Feb 20: Winter Bash Resource Fair | Rock Island High School 

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Community Partner Winter Bash 26 Save the Date

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Feb 10: Environmental Focus Group | City of Moline

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Feb 10: Environmental Focus Group | City of Moline

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Discover the magic of winter sowing - a simple, low-cost way to start seeds outdoors during the coldest months!

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Jan 21: Free Webinar: A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer & Esther Bonney

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Jan 21: Free Webinar: A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer & Esther Bonney

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Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes

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Looking for meaningful ways to engage with native plants beyond your own yard? Our upcoming webinar features Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, and Esther Bonney, youth organizer and founder of Nurture Natives. Drawing on their work in education, storytelling, and youth leadership, they will explore how people of all ages can take part in the native plant movement through shared learning, relationships, and local action.

Event Details

" Intergenerational Care for Land and Community: A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer and Esther Bonney"
Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Time: 7 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. CT, 5 p.m. MT, 4 p.m. PT
Location: YouTube Live (link provided with registration).
This webinar will be recorded and shared with registrants after the webinar premiere.

This conversation is presented in partnership with Plant Baby Plant and Nurture Natives. All donations made at the time of registration will be shared between Plant Baby Plant, Nurture Natives, and Wild Ones to support community-rooted projects that build intergenerational relationships and put native plants into the ground.

About the Webinar

In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action.

Together, they will explore questions such as:

How do we create opportunities for young people to have a voice and feel empowered, even when they are not homeowners or decision makers?

What kinds of relationships and mentorships help people stay engaged in native plant work over decades?

Why do stories, shared practices, and community invitations matter just as much as plant lists?

Robin and Esther will reflect on what invites people into this work, what keeps them here, and what elders and youth have to teach each other.

This conversation is presented in partnership with:

Registration Form

About the Presenters

Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of Bud Finds Her Gift, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, which has earned Kimmerer wide acclaim. Her first book, Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses, was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for outstanding nature writing, and her other work has appeared in Orion, Whole Terrain, and numerous scientific journals. In 2022, Braiding Sweetgrass was adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith. This new edition reinforces how wider ecological understanding stems from listening to the earth's oldest teachers: the plants around us.

Robin tours widely and has been featured on NPR's On Being with Krista Tippett and, in 2015, addressed the United Nations General Assembly on "Healing Our Relationship with Nature." Kimmerer is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology and the founder and director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment, whose mission is to create programs that draw on the wisdom of both indigenous and scientific knowledge for our shared goals of sustainability. In 2022, she was named a MacArthur Fellow.

As a writer and a scientist, her interests in restoration include not only restoration of ecological communities, but restoration of our relationships to land. She holds a BS in Botany from SUNY ESF, an MS and PhD in Botany from the University of Wisconsin, and is the author of numerous scientific papers on plant ecology, bryophyte ecology, traditional knowledge, and restoration ecology. She lives on an old farm in upstate New York, tending gardens both cultivated and wild.

Esther Bonney is committed to advancing the critical intersection of youth mental health and environmental stewardship. At 19, she is the founding director of Nurture Natives, recognized by the Biden-Harris Administration as one of the country's most impactful youth-led nonprofits, with a mission to empower young people through native biodiversity restoration. Under her leadership, Nurture Natives has educated over 10,000 young people, planted 2.4 million native seeds, and distributed over 70,000 native seedlings across the East Coast.

A freshman at the University of Maryland, College Park, Esther is majoring in Environmental Science & Policy on a pre-law track and is a Do Good Accelerator Fellow, building toward a career that bridges grassroots initiatives with the policy expertise and legal tools to achieve systemic change. In 2024, she shared her story at TEDxHagerstownWomen in her talk, "Have We Become Strangers to Our Own Nature?" She also serves on the board of the Maryland Native Plant Coalition, National 4-H Council, and Aspen Institute's Center for Rising Generations.

Esther's work has earned national recognition, including the President's Environmental Youth Award from the Environmental Protection Agency, the National 4-H Youth in Action Award, and the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. She has shared Nurture Natives' mission with leaders such as President Biden, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, and Brenda Mallory, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Through her efforts, Esther is empowering an entire generation of young people to recognize the vital connection between mental well-being and the health of our environment.

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A Conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer & Esther Bonney - Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes

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Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities.

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Dec 21st @ 2:30pm | Fem Scouts Winter Hike

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Dec 21st @ 2:30pm | Fem Scouts Winter Hike

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Webinar: How Agriculture Shapes the Mississippi River featuring Chris Jones, PhD

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Join Dr. Chris Jones for a powerful look at how farming impacts the Mississippi River from midwestern fields to the Gulf. Learn what’s really flowing downstream—and how we can work together for cleaner water.

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2026 QC Environmental Film Series (Jan-Mar)

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2026 QC Environmental Film Series (Jan-Mar)

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Bringing inspirational, educational, environmental films to our community, encouraging grassroots activism for environmental justice and the care of our planet.

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Visit Quad Cities survey: Resident Sentiment 

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Visit Quad Cities survey: Resident Sentiment 

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Central Iowa Water Report presentation| Nov. 19th, 6-7:30pm | 

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Central Iowa Water Report presentation| Nov. 19th, 6-7:30pm | 

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Rock Island | Community Listening Session on Nov. 3rd & Dec 1st, 5:30PM

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Rock Island | Community Listening Session on Nov. 3rd & Dec 1st, 5:30PM

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Urban Conservation | PACG Green Drinks QC| Nov 6th at 5:00pm via zoom 

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Urban Conservation | PACG Green Drinks QC| Nov 6th at 5:00pm via zoom 

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Oct. 27th: Environmental Justice Conference: Rooted in Justice

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Oct. 27th: Environmental Justice Conference: Rooted in Justice

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Date: October 27, 2025

Location: Harris Stowe State University, Emerson Theatre on Campus, St. Louis, Mo.

About the Conference

This year's conference will bring together grassroots organizers, legal advocates, scientists, public health experts, and community members from across the country who are confronting some of our most significant environmental injustices.

We will have five panels that day with an emphasis on hearing from impacted communities and how they are organizing, pivoting, and managing resources during a time that is extraordinarily difficult for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities.

We can't wait to see you there!
Check out the Event Program

CLE OPPORTUNITIES: This program has been approved for 6.9 total hours of Missouri CLE credit, including 1.0 Hours of Elimination of Bias Credit and 1.0 Hours of Ethics Credit. CLE accreditation in Illinois is currently pending.

Keynote Speaker: Catherine Flowers

We are honored to welcome Catherine Flowers- environmental activist, founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Justice, two-time author, and recipient of Time Magazine's 2025 Earth Award -as our keynote speaker at our conference.

Partner Hotel - 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis

Stay Inspired. Stay Connected.
We're proud to partner with the 21c Museum Hotel - St. Louis to offer exclusive accommodations for attendees of the Roots in Resistance Conference. Located in the heart of downtown and just minutes from the conference venue, this boutique hotel doubles as a contemporary art museum-offering guests a unique blend of culture, comfort, and convenience.

Hotel Information:
📍 21c Museum Hotel - St. Louis
📫 1528 Locust St., St. Louis, MO 63103
📞 (314) 940-2333
🌐 21c Museum Hotel Website
🔗 Book Your Stay Now
💲 Special Conference Rate Available
Features & Amenities:

Immersive contemporary art exhibits throughout the hotel

Complimentary Wi-Fi

On-site restaurant and bar

Fitness center

Easy access to the conference venue and downtown attractions

Note: Availability is limited-be sure to reserve your room early to take advantage of the conference rate.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Join us in advancing environmental justice and community advocacy by sponsoring the Fall Environmental Conference: Roots in Resistance. Your sponsorship directly supports grassroots organizers, legal advocates, and impacted residents working at the frontlines of environmental and social change.

We offer three distinct sponsorship tiers designed to engage foundations, businesses, law firms, and individuals. Each tier provides meaningful recognition before, during, and after the event-ensuring your support is visible and celebrated throughout the conference.

Explore our sponsorship levels below and be part of this vital movement.

Questions or interested in vendor opportunities?
Email us at teamequity@equitylegalservices.org or call 618-693-9800.

Welcome Reception & Happy Hour - RSVP Now!

Kick off the Roots in Resistance Environmental Justice Conference with great conversation, community, and celebration!

Join us the evening before the conference for a Welcome Reception & Happy Hour hosted at Saint Louis University School of Law. This is a perfect opportunity to connect with fellow attendees, speakers, and organizers in a relaxed setting before diving into a full day of learning and action.

🗓️ Date: Sunday, October 26, 2025
🕕 Time: 5:00-7:00 PM
📍 Location: SLU Law School, 100 N Tucker Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63101
🥂 Light refreshments and beverages will be served.

RSVP Here: https://tinyurl.com/mtz2ywh6

Space is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot today!

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Environmental Conference - Equity Legal Services, Inc.

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This year's conference will bring together grassroots organizers, legal advocates, scientists, public health experts, and community members from across the country who are confronting some of our most significant environmental injustices. We will have five panels that day with an emphasis on hearing from impacted communities and how they are organizing, pivoting, and managing resources during a time that is extraordinarily difficult for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities.

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Oct. 23rd 8am-12pm | Bi-CAN Conservation Networking Meeting

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Oct. 23rd 8am-12pm | Bi-CAN Conservation Networking Meeting

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Sept 13th 10am-Noon | Tree Education Guided Walk in Moline

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Sept 13th 10am-Noon | Tree Education Guided Walk in Moline

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Environmental Community Fair Oct 2nd from 4:00pm-7:00pm 

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Environmental Community Fair Oct 2nd from 4:00pm-7:00pm 

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October 9 at Noon, Free Webinar Conversation with authors Dudley Edmondson and Dexter Patterson

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October 9 at Noon, Free Webinar Conversation with authors Dudley Edmondson and Dexter Patterson

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Join us online October 9 for Migratory Birds and the Mighty Mississippi

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Join us online October 9 for Migratory Birds and the Mighty Mississippi with Dudley Edmondson and Dexter Patterson. More information and registration: https://secure.everyaction.com/OxegM48xzUi5zz2vzxe70g2

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Thursday, Sept 25th 7:00pm-9:30pm, Rock Island 

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Thursday, Sept 25th 7:00pm-9:30pm, Rock Island 

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Kill Your Lawn w. Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t - Rock Island, IL- $20 don.

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Eventbrite - Al Scorch presents Kill Your Lawn w. Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t - Rock Island, IL- $20 don. - Thursday, September 25, 2025 at ROZZ-TOX, Rock Island, IL. Find event and ticket information.

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Oct 14th at 5 PM - Ecosystem Priorities Workshop with USACE, Free Dinner, RSVP required

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Oct 14th at 5 PM - Ecosystem Priorities Workshop with USACE, Free Dinner, RSVP required

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Shaping the River’s Future: NESP Public Engagement Workshop Series

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Join National Audubon Society, One Mississippi, and local partners for public engagement workshops on the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) – a key U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) initiative shaping the future of the Mississippi River.

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Arbor Day Foundation | Canopy Report: How America Sees Trees

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Arbor Day Foundation | Canopy Report: How America Sees Trees

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About the report

The Canopy Report was developed in collaboration with survey experts at The Harris Poll. It is the only annual report of its kind to explore people's perceptions of trees and the role they play in our lives.

In 2025, we surveyed 2,025 U.S. adults (18+) across the country. By polling people from different backgrounds, experiences, and geographical locations, we gain nationally representative data illustrating how many Americans feel about trees and a greener future.

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See how Americans view trees, green spaces, and the environment in the Arbor Day Foundation's second annual consumer study. For every report downloaded, we'll plant a tree.

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Polyrhythms' Bill Bell Jazz & Heritage Festival  August 22nd-24th

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Polyrhythms' Bill Bell Jazz & Heritage Festival  August 22nd-24th

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https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cleanriversqc

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2025 Community Survey_Clean River Advisory Council (1)

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July 27th from 2-4pm- Back to School Bash (Rock Island) 

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July 27th from 2-4pm- Back to School Bash (Rock Island) 

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July 9th from 4PM-6PM RSVP QC River Connections Grant Session

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July 9th from 4PM-6PM RSVP QC River Connections Grant Session

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QC River Connections Grant Session RSVP / Quad Cities Community Foundation

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We aspire to be your most trusted resource for community generosity. For nearly 55 years, we partner with generous people to create and grow charitable gifts that allow the Quad Cities region to address our most promising opportunities and pressing needs head-on.

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Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

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Youtube Video from Prairie Rivers Network

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Youtube Video from Prairie Rivers Network

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Green Blueprint: How Nature Provides Solutions for Our Communities

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GIFT Gardens - Growing Illowa Food Together- Orientation Sessions May 6th & May 10th

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GIFT Gardens - Growing Illowa Food Together- Orientation Sessions May 6th & May 10th

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Submitted by Mitchell

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April 26th- CRAC Tree Planting & Cleanup Project with MLK Center RI

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April 26th- CRAC Tree Planting & Cleanup Project with MLK Center RI

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Clean River Advisory Spring Tree Planting & Community Cleanup | April 26, 2025 | Scott County Iowa

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By registering for and participating in this cleanup I agree I will not hold any coordinating or sponsoring organization or their officers, employees and agents, or any other volunteer associated with any cleanup activities whether as a result of their negligence or the negligence of others, responsible for any injuries or damages that may occur as a result of participation.

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Putnam Palooza – FREE Community Event! - Putnam Museum

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The Putnam Palooza is coming to you this spring: May 10th at the Putnam Museum and Science Center as a FREE community event!

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Candid- E-Books-Storytelling for Nonprofits 

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Candid- E-Books-Storytelling for Nonprofits 

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Submitted by Olivia

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Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the Candid digital collection.

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Submitted by Rich

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RISWCD Spring-Summer 2025 Newsletter FINAL

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Floreciente Community Clean-up- April 12th 8AM-11AM

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Floreciente Community Clean-up- April 12th 8AM-11AM

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The Mississippi River is at Risk – Tell Congress to Act!

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We all depend on clean water and clean air, which the Trump Administration promised to make a top priority. However, recent funding freezes, mass firings, and Executive Orders from the White House have jeopardized that promise, threatening the health of our Mighty Mississippi and the millions who rely on it. Critical funding for the people and programs that protect and restore our cherished Mississippi River is now at risk—despite already being approved by Congress.

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River Days of Action 2025 Toolkit June 1-15

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River Days of Action 2025 Toolkit June 1-15

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River Days of Action 2025 Toolkit Your one-stop shop for how to participate in and support the Mississippi River's largest annual event and collective action series. Contact: Michael Anderson, manderson@1mississippi.org Table of Contents Click a header to jump to that Toolkit section About ...

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Submitted by Avery

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Inspiring Growth. Igniting Leadership. Owning the Win.

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Survey: Resilient Quad Cities: Your Project Choices 

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Survey: Resilient Quad Cities: Your Project Choices 

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Thursday, April 10th Community Caring Conference & NAACP Listening Forum

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Thursday, April 10th Community Caring Conference & NAACP Listening Forum

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Navigating Climate Challenges in the Quad Cities: A Comprehensive Assessment and Paths to Resilience

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Unchecked climate change threatens the Quad Cities’ economic viability, natural assets, and public health. This assessment describes the challenges and a range of solutions.

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Tree Equity Score National Explorer

Our flagship tool makes Tree Equity Score available to all urban areas in the United States. Tree Equity Score sets a national standard to help make the case for investment in areas with the greatest need.

Find your score among all urban neighborhoods in the United States.

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Take a deep dive into Tree Equity in your community. Tree Equity Score Analyzers have single-city or region coverage and support customizable property-level planting plans.

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Find your score and help create Tree Equity in cities and towns across America.

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Feb 19- WEDG.org, or Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines

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Feb 19- WEDG.org, or Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines

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Groups registering five or more people from the same firm or organization are eligible for a discount from either the Private Sector or Public Sector/Non-Profit/Student rate. Please contact Joseph Sutkowi at jsutkowi@waterfrontalliance.org to confirm eligibility and a group discount code.

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Unveiling the Quad Cities Flood Map: A Tool for Climate Change and Community Resilience

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Event in Champaign, IL, United States by Prairie Rivers Network on Wednesday, February 19 2025

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Protect Milan Bottoms - The Quad Cities’ Largest Intact Natural Area!