Prairie Research Institute - All Events
Thursday, October 22, 2020
The discussion will focus on sustainable issues and opportunities for end-of-life solar PV.
This 2-hour seminar will detail deer hunting strategies and treestand placement techniques. Advanced registration is REQUIRED. Applicants of all ages are encouraged to register.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
This online webinar is designed to teach new hunters: why, how, and where to hunt upland birds in Illinois. Advanced registration is REQUIRED. Approximately 1 hour before the start of the webinar, you will receive a link to the webinar through the email address you provide during registration.
Thursday, November 5, 2020
This webinar will report on three projects that use technology to move beyond reactionary response to flooding and instead develop information systems to help communities plan, educate, and adapt to changing conditions. The projects were carried out by the Prairie Research Institute and funded by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
This online webinar is designed to teach new hunters: why, how, and where to hunt upland birds in Illinois. Advanced registration is REQUIRED. Approximately 1 hour before the start of the webinar, you will receive a link to the webinar through the email address you provide during registration.
Friday, November 6, 2020
This webinar is free and open to all but registration is required.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
The monthly Women in Science Lecture Series features speakers from across the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s diverse and multidisciplinary scientific enterprise.
WaterOperator.org collects the best resources on the web for water and wastewater system professionals and those who serve them. This free webinar is designed to help staff within primacy agencies understand how to use WaterOperator.org to make day-to-day work easier as well as ensure new materials and events reach the intended audience. New or newer staff may especially f
Thursday, November 12, 2020
This free, live web-based session from PrivateWellClass.org will help real estate agents understand the water well issues that are important to prospective homeowners, as well as the information they need to know about well water quality, how wells work, and answers to common questions. There will be an opportunity to submit questions in advance.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Join us on in a virtual celebration of GIS Day, the annual salute to geographic information science and technologies for achieving broad and transformative impacts. This year we will celebrate the diversity of GIS applications and the capability of geospatial technologies to bring synergies in research and education across the U of I campus.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
Thursday, December 3, 2020
In this webinar you’ll learn how to find local resources for well information and assistance. The webinar will address topics such as methods for finding well logs, records, and information about your well; finding well drillers, contractors, and financial help programs; and when to sample, what to sample for, and best practices to protect your well system.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
The monthly Women in Science Lecture Series features speakers from across the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s diverse and multidisciplinary scientific enterprise.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
This 4-hour online workshop covers the use of our assessment tool for the evaluation of private well vulnerability to contamination and best practices for well owner outreach. Participants will learn private well fundamentals, how to assess a private well using the assessment tool, how to effectively engage private well owners, and developing a program for well owners.