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Established in response to requests by operators of retail drycleaning facilities to have financial resources available to pay for the cleanup of spills and/or leaks from their drycleaning machines and solvent storage units. Features details on its licensing, insurance, and remedial programs.

Encourages adult volunteers, high school science teachers, and students to become a "citizen scientists" by getting involved in monitoring rivers, forests, prairies, wetlands, or urban parkland habitats.

Non-profit corporation that supports the state's scientific surveys (geological, natural history, and water) and the Waste Management & Research Center. Information on its quarterly publication, programs, and contacts.

State government information resources.

Preserves and enhances precious natural resources by supporting and fostering ecological, educational, and recreational programs. Includes program overviews, special events, donation forms, links, and contacts.

Periodical providing an independent source of environmental regulation, policy and enforcement data.

Promotes sound environmental policy and protections for land, air, water, wildlife, and human health in the State of Illinois. Provides programs of education, policy study, publication, and outreach for groups and individual members.

Information about permit application forms, vehicle emissions testing station locations, annual reports on the state's environmental conditions, the history and organizational structure of the Illinois EPA, and contact information.

Promotes mycology, the study of fungi, through its member programs, services and events. Includes glossary, calendar, and photos.

Extensive information on state flora and fauna, wetlands, ecological research, and related topics.

Preserving, protecting, and defending the resources of Illinois for the benefit of the public. Also, offers support and resources for private landowners.

Promotes scientific knowledge in microbiology and supports the work of the American Society for Microbiology since 1935. Includes an events calendar, meeting locations, officers and committees, news, and membership levels.

Seeks to provide education and resources through monthly meetings, sponsored events, expositions, and competitions. Site features educational articles, newsletter, rebate program information and links.

Affiliated with the Illinois State Museum in Springfield, and devoted to natural history studies.

ISGS provides objective scientific information to government, business, and the public. Our research and service programs encompass geologic mapping, water and mineral resources, environmental and engineering geology, geochemistry, and education.

A citizens organization working statewide for healthy rural communities through the stewardship and responsible development of the state's natural resources. Includes report on its Farming Systems Comparison project.

An evaluation of ecological resources conducted for the Department of Natural Resources by Liane Suloway, Mark Joselyn, and Patrick W. Brown, Center for Wildlife Ecology. Includes assessments and maps of 30 Resource Rich Areas (RRAs).

Organization of amateur and professional microscopists. Information about monthly meetings, workshops, and other events, and how to join.

Non-profit land and watershed protection organization. Includes news, list of projects, and membership information.