The Great Duck Race 2024! Buy Ducks, Win Prizes, and Support USRC! 750 numbered Ducks will enter the Sangamon River. The first four in the funnel are the winners. Ticket holders do not need to be present to win. Buy Your Tickets Now Tickets available June 25 - August 24.
The Upper Sangamon River Conservancy and River Watch continue our long-term collaboration to study freshwater mussels in the Sangamon River. Join us to help collect, tag, and measure mussels. Join us for one or all four opportunities to be a citizen scientist! Volunteers should wear clothes and old shoes, such as sneakers, that are suitable […]
The Upper Sangamon River Conservancy and River Watch continue our long-term collaboration to study freshwater mussels in the Sangamon River. Join us to help collect, tag, and measure mussels. Join us for one or all four opportunities to be a citizen scientist! Volunteers should wear clothes and old shoes, such as old sneakers, that are […]
Monthly Meeting in the Edgar Room
Please join USRC volunteers for our next Adopt-a-Highway cleanup! Our target area is Highway 47 north of Mahomet, which drains into the Sangamon River. We’ll meet at the Museum of the Grand Prairie parking lot at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 26. USRC will provide safety vests, trash bags, and hand grabbers. Wear appropriate clothing—shoes […]
Join USRC volunteers for our last scheduled invasive removal workday of 2024 at Mahomet Greenway Park (1404 S. Division St.). We will meet at the Greenway parking lot on Sunday, October 27 at 10:00 a.m. and walk to the work site—if you arrive after 10:00, walk east along the tree line and follow the signs. We […]
