
				Pat Quinn, Governor

Agency Links

Info Centers

To report
environmental
emergencies
only, call the
Illinois Emergency
Management Agency
800-782-7860
217-782-7860
(24 hrs/day)

Citizens' Information Center

Get Involved

Find it Fast

Whether you're a student, homeowner, business person, or live in an apartment, there are dozens of ways you can get involved with actions to improve the environment. To help you get started, we’ve provided links to just a few!

Volunteer Opportunities

Partners for Clean Air

Citizens in the Chicago area can become Partners by responding to Ozone Action Day announcements and taking steps to reduce ozone air pollution. Information about this program, including ten tips to reduce ozone air pollution, are available at the Partners for Clean Air web site.

Volunteer Lake Monitoring

This Illinois program is one of the oldest volunteer lake monitoring programs in the country. In the basic monitoring program, citizens are trained to measure water clarity of a lake in which they have an interest.

EcoWatch

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) offers many volunteer opportunities to help with projects within EcoWatch, such as RiverWatch, ForestWatch, PrairieWatch, and UrbanWatch.

Watershed Information Network

Search a catalog of watershed groups involved in protecting local water bodies at this USEPA website. The Watershed Information Network also provides general information about watersheds and links to other resources.

Submit “Green” Ideas

Submit your ideas for local environmentally beneficial projects to the Supplemental Environmental Project Idea Bank.

Events

This schedule of events includes public hearings, household hazardous waste collections, waste tire collections, workshops, conferences, and other events.