Volunteers Honored for 15 Years Service to
Lake Monitoring Effort
For Immediate Release
Nov. 26, 1996 |
Contact: Rex Buhrmeister
217-782-3362
217-782-9143 TDD |
Springfield, Ill. -- Sixteen citizens have
been honored by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) for 15 years of participation in the Agency’s
Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (VLMP).
Illinois EPA Director Mary A. Gade thanked the volunteers for
their dedication to improving Ilinois lakes, and for donating
their time to the program. "You are a shining example of
citizens becoming active partners with their state government.
Together, you have contributed 240 years of work, in all kinds of
conditions, to accumulate data that will help keep your lakes
healthy for years to come. This kind of citizen-level volunteer
involvement provides the base on which successful environmental
protection relies."
Volunteers each received a Certificate of Appreciation. A
special non-volunteer recognition was given to Rick Twait, of
Hudson, Ill., for his work as president of the Illinois Lake
Management Association.
The VLMP was started in 1981 with 87 lakes enrolled. By 1996,
the program has grown to 170 monitored lakes, with another 20 to
be added in 1997.
Volunteers measure water clarity, and record other field
observations such as water color and presence of various aquatic
plants. The data is published yearly in a report, "Volunteer
Lake Monitoring Program" available from the Bureau of Water,
Box 19376, Springfield, Ill.62794-9276.
The 15 year VLMP honorees include:
Dr. Alan Woolf
Campus Lake/Jackson County
Carbondale, Ill.Ray Werner
Highland Silver/Madison County
Highland, Ill.
James R. Long
Lake Mattoon/Shelby County
Mattoon, Ill.
Dale Hanner and Randy Duzan
Oakland Lakes/ Coles County
Oakland, Ill.
Rick Craig
Paris Twin Lakes/ Edgar County
Paris, Ill.
Kenneth Oestreich, Gerald Sanders and A.E. Yoos
Raccoon Lake/ Marion County
Centralia, Ill.
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Bruce Wallace
Silver Lake/ McHenry County
Oakwood Hills, Ill.Michelle Bodamer
Lake Springfield/ Sangamon County
Springfield, Ill.
Dennis Bokemeier
Lake Summerset/ Stephenson County
Davis, Ill.
Joe Marucco
Lake Taylorville/ Christian County
Taylorville, Ill.
William and Dorothy Bleyer
Lake of Egypt/ Williamson County
Creal Springs, Ill.
Jack Henrick
Salem Lake/ Marion County
Salem, Ill.
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