Associate/Partner Events
ILICA recognizes the benefits our Associates and partners provide our membership through various education training sessions, product demonstrations, etc. Please find listed below some of these opportunities. If your company has an upcoming event, we want to hear about. Please email ryan@illica.net with detials.
March 22, 2023, 3 - 4:15 pm
Learning from Leaders: Accelerating Conservation Drainage Adoption
Webinar 3: Farmer Perspectives
This webinar series explores the adoption of conservation drainage across disciplines, regions, and landscapes. Through five, 75-minute sessions, leading stakeholders will share unique perspectives, engage in dialogue, and generate a set of recommendations to be used to advance conservation drainage adoption locally and nationally.
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April 12, 2023, 1 - 3 pm
Grow More with ISAP - Virtual Session for All
The Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP) is excited to invite you to an interactive, 2-part training on sustainable agriculture and conservation outreach strategies that will help you better understand how decision-making and behavior-change science influence conservation practice adoption. This opportunity is being hosted with support from the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC) and training provided by The National Wildlife Federation (NWF).
April 18, 2023, 10 am - 3:30 pm
Grow More with ISAP - Soil Health & In-Field Practices - Bloomington, IL
The Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP) is excited to invite you to an interactive, 2-part training on sustainable agriculture and conservation outreach strategies that will help you better understand how decision-making and behavior-change science influence conservation practice adoption. This opportunity is being hosted with support from the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC) and training provided by The National Wildlife Federation (NWF).
April 19, 2023, 10 am - 3:30 pm
Grow More with ISAP - Water Quality & Edge of Field Practices - Bloomington, IL
The Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership (ISAP) is excited to invite you to an interactive, 2-part training on sustainable agriculture and conservation outreach strategies that will help you better understand how decision-making and behavior-change science influence conservation practice adoption. This opportunity is being hosted with support from the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC) and training provided by The National Wildlife Federation (NWF).
April 26, 2023, 3 - 4:15 pm
Learning from Leaders: Accelerating Conservation Drainage Adoption
Webinar 4: Industry and NGO Perspectives
This webinar series explores the adoption of conservation drainage across disciplines, regions, and landscapes. Through five, 75-minute sessions, leading stakeholders will share unique perspectives, engage in dialogue, and generate a set of recommendations to be used to advance conservation drainage adoption locally and nationally.
May 24, 2023, 3 - 4:15 pm
Learning from Leaders: Accelerating Conservation Drainage Adoption
Webinar 5: Wrap-Up and Recommendations
This webinar series explores the adoption of conservation drainage across disciplines, regions, and landscapes. Through five, 75-minute sessions, leading stakeholders will share unique perspectives, engage in dialogue, and generate a set of recommendations to be used to advance conservation drainage adoption locally and nationally.
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March 21, 2023, 9 am - 12 pm
Soil Erosion & Stormwater Workshop Webinar
Join the Kane & Dupage Soil & Water Conservation Districts for a virtual workshop about soil erosion and stormwater. The cost is $10.
March 21, 2023, 12 - 1 pm
Conservation Quarterly: Rain Garden Fundamentals
Rain gardens are landscaping features that take advantage of topography and gravity to intercept and collect stormwater runoff. Join Partners of Scott County Watersheds on Tuesday, March 21st from 12-1pm for the first Conservation Quarterly of the year! This presentation will be held in person at the Eastern Avenue Library or virtually via Zoom.
February 22, 2023, 3 - 4:15 pm
Learning from Leaders: Accelerating Conservation Drainage Adoption
Webinar 2: Practical Perspectives
This webinar series explores the adoption of conservation drainage across disciplines, regions, and landscapes. Through five, 75-minute sessions, leading stakeholders will share unique perspectives, engage in dialogue, and generate a set of recommendations to be used to advance conservation drainage adoption locally and nationally.
February 23, 2023
9th Annual Quad Cities Stormwater Conference
This conference is geared towards contractors dealing with stormwater and erosion control, engineering firms, floodplain managers, MS4 managers and engineering/contractor companies working throughout the Quad Cities. This event is an approved professional development opportunity with a certificate provided for PDU's/CEU's.
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February 1-3, 2023 - CANCELLED
MLICA Drainage Contractor Workshop - Quincy, IL
Don't miss out on this 3-day Drainage Contractor Workshop hosted by Missouri LICA. The workshop will be held at the Town & Country Inn & Suites in Quincy, IL.
January 26, 2023, 3 - 4:15 pm
Learning from Leaders: Accelerating Conservation Drainage Adoption
Webinar 1: Social Science Perspectives
This webinar series explores the adoption of conservation drainage across disciplines, regions, and landscapes. Through five, 75-minute sessions, leading stakeholders will share unique perspectives, engage in dialogue, and generate a set of recommendations to be used to advance conservation drainage adoption locally and nationally.
January 18, 2023
2023 Conservation Cropping Seminar
Attention Illinois Farmers! Find ways to improve soil health, learn more about cover crops, adopt new technologies, improve root health, manage nutrients, and hear the latest agronomic research. Attend this year’s event to use sustainable techniques & climate-smart solutions that build up natural resilience to weather extremes, pests, and weeds. Learn from conservationists, researchers, and specialists! There will be a Question & Answer session as well as helpful resources to access.
August 26, 2022
Mercer & Henry County Soil & Water Conservation Seminar
Tour a few local farms to talk about different conservation practices in the area.
August 12, 2022
Soil Health Field Day
ISAP and Illinois Central College are excited to cohost a Soil Health Field Day this summer with Cargill and American Farmland Trust (AFT). You’re invited to join on Friday, August 12, from 9am - 2pm, for an in-person field day.
July 7, 2022
Drainage Water Management Certification Course - Online
ADMC is offering an interactive online training and certification course for the planning of drainage water management systems.
June 13, 21, & 27, 2022
2022 Risk Management Webinar Series
ISAP's 2022 Risk Management Conference is a free 3-part webinar series ‘debunking’ popular myths that may be impeding adoption of soil health and conservation drainage practices. The series will look beyond the environmental benefits of conservation cropping systems to highlight the production and economic benefits producers can gain by transitioning to a soil health system.
June 30, 2022
Nutrient Stewardship Field Day - Shelby County
Shelby County Farm Bureau (CFB) is hosting a field day focused on drainage water management (DWM), including covering preliminary results of a DWM study taking place at the site of the field day. Be sure to stop by and check it out!
June 21, 2022
Nutrient Stewardship Field Day - McDonough County
Want to learn more about woodchip bioreactors? Don't miss this field day happening on June 21st in Blandinsville, IL! Partners of the Woodchip Bioreactor Partnership include McDonough County Farm Bureau (CFB), Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB), Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association (ILICA), Illinois NRCS, and University of Illinois (U of I)
June 22, 2021
Macon County Farm Bureau, as well as our partners, are hosting a nutrient stewardship field day in the Lake Decatur watershed on Tuesday, June 22nd. RSVP to the Macon County Farm Bureau at (217) 877-2436. This event will be recorded, and videos of the program can be found after the event at www.ILFB.org/FieldDays and also on our Facebook page.
March 8, 9, 11, & 13, 2021
2021 Tile Drainage Design and Water Management Workshop
Sponsored by the University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin, and Iowa State University Extensions
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