Only Rain Down the Drain!
2025 Conference: Illinois Green Infrastructure & Erosion Control
The 2025 conference will be held on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at the iHotel in Champaign. Attendance is free!
Registration has now closed.
Registration & Breakfast
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Jeff Angiel, U. of I. Associate Vice Chancellor and Facilities & Services Executive Director
Depaving: The Groundwork for Urban Climate Adaptation
Mary Pat McGuire, PLA, Associate Professor, University of Illinois
Stormwater Management in a Changing Climate
Trent Ford, PhD, Illinois State Climatologist, Illinois State Water Survey
Beavers, the original ecological engineer: What can North America’s largest rodent teach us about restoration
Suzanne Hoene, Senior Ecological Designer, Biohabitats, Inc.
Lunch & Slideshow
Cook County Green Stormwater Infrastructure
John Watson, P.E., CFM, NGICP, Green Stormwater Infrastructure Expert, Forest Preserves of Cook County
From Soil to Supper Plate: How local farms play a critical role in food security
Traci Barkley, Director, Sola Gratia Farm
Jacquelyn Evers, Executive Director, The Land Connection
Closing Remarks
Load bus to Sola Gratia Farm
Tour at Sola Gratia Farm
Load bus to iHotel & Conference Center
Return to iHotel & Conference Center
Note: PDU's are available to those who need them (5 hours for full day attendance.)
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Jeff Angiel, U. of I. Associate Vice Chancellor and Facilities & Services Executive Director
Depaving: The Groundwork for Urban Climate Adaptation
Mary Pat McGuire, PLA, Associate Professor, University of Illinois
Stormwater Management in a Changing Climate
Trent Ford, PhD, Illinois State Climatologist, Illinois State Water Survey
Beavers, the original ecological engineer: What can North America’s largest rodent teach us about restoration
Suzanne Hoene, Senior Ecological Designer, Biohabitats, Inc.
Lunch & Slideshow
Cook County Green Stormwater Infrastructure
John Watson, P.E., CFM, NGICP, Green Stormwater Infrastructure Expert, Forest Preserves of Cook County
From Soil to Supper Plate: How local farms play a critical role in food security
Traci Barkley, Director, Sola Gratia Farm
Jacquelyn Evers, Executive Director, The Land Connection
Closing Remarks
Load bus to Sola Gratia Farm
Tour at Sola Gratia Farm
Load bus to iHotel & Conference Center
Return to iHotel & Conference Center
Note: PDU's are available to those who need them (5 hours for full day attendance.)
Conference Sponsors
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Thank you!
Would you like to sponsor this event? Get your logo on this webpage, on the conference slide deck, as well as have dedicated booth space at the conference. Please see the sponsorship letter for more information.