Clubs and Groups - Quad Cities Earth Week

Educational Resources
The “WREN” features articles such as
plant and animal profiles, kids corner,
and a current listing of environmental
programs open to the public.
This is a free quarterly newsletter.
Please call to receive this
publication at (563) 328-3286.
All ages
Contact Name Michael J Granger
Organization Wapsi River
Environmental Education Center
Address 31555 52nd Avenue
Dixon, IA 52745
Phone (563) 328-3286
Eagle View Group – Sierra Club
Public Meetings
Meetings are held the third Monday
of the month from September through
May at 7:00 p.m. at the Bettendorf Public
Library.
Presentations include various
environmental topics each month,
with PowerPoint presentations, slide
shows, films and guest speakers.
This activity is open to the
general public
Varies
Contact Name Jerry Neff
Organization
Eagle View Group, Sierra Club
Phone (563) 332-5373
Email
mgranger@scottcountyiowa.com
Environmental Clubs and Groups
Wapsi River Environmental Newsletter
(WREN)
Web Site www.illinois.sierraclub.
org/eagleview/
Friends of Nahant Marsh
Monthly Meetings
Monthly meetings are held the last
Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
at the Nahant Marsh Education Center.
This activity is open to the
general public
Organization
Friends of Nahant Marsh
Address 4220 Wapello Avenue
Davenport, IA 52802
Phone (563) 323-5196
Email nahantmarsh@yahoo.com
Web Site
www.cityofdavenportiowa.com
www.nahantmarshgallery.com
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Environmental Clubs and Groups
Illinois Master Naturalists have a
monthly meeting every month on
the second Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The
meetings include a 30-minute business
meeting followed by a guest presenter
or volunteer activity.
Partners of Scott County Watersheds
Forum Meetings
This activity is open to the
general public
30-minute meeting plus
speaker or activity
ORGANIZATION
Partners of Scott County Watersheds
Conservation and environmental
practices presentation by experts
in the field and group discussion
ADDRESS
Scott SWCD 8370 Hillandale Road
Davenport, IA 52806
CONTACT NAME Stephanie Crandall
ORGANIZATION
University of Illinois Extension
Rock Island County
ADDRESS 4550 Kennedy Drive, Suite 3
East Moline, IL 61244
PHONE (309) 796-0512
Middle school and up
The environmental education and
discussion forums are held at the
Davenport Public Works Facility on the
third Tuesday of each month. Topics may
include rain gardens, native plants, soil
testing, conservation design, etc.
1 hour (Noon to 1)
Environmental Clubs and Groups
Illinois Master Naturalists
Meetings
PHONE (563) 391-1403 ext. 3
Partners of Scott County
WEB SITE www.pscw.org
Watersheds is a 501(c) (3)
organization under direction of the
Scott County Soil and Water Conservation District
EMAIL scrandal@uiuc.edu
WEB SITE
http://web.extension.uiuc.
edu/rockisland/
The Quad City Audubon Society
presents a different natural history topic
every month from September through
May.
Niabi Zoo
Roots and Shoots
Grades 8 through 12
This local chapter of Dr. Jane Goodall’s
international conservation organization
is for local teens in 8th through 12th
grades. If you want to make a difference
while having fun with other teens who
share your sincere concern for the
environment, Roots and Shoots wants
you! We meet monthly in the Niabi Zoo
Education Center.
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Quad City Audubon Society
Meetings
Adults
45 minutes
CONTACT NAME Patrick Carlson
CONTACT NAME Sharon Freedman
ORGANIZATION Niabi Zoo
ADDRESS 12908 Niabi Zoo Road
Coal Valley, IL 61240
PHONE (309) 799-3482
EMAIL ask@niabizoo.com
There will be a guest speaker and
a slide presentation provided.
ORGANIZATION
Quad City Audubon Society
ADDRESS P.O. Box 81
Bettendorf, IA 52722
EMAIL p.carlson@mchsi.com
WEB SITE
www.quadcityaudubon.org
WEB SITE
www.rootsandshoots.org
www.niabizoo.com
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Environmental Clubs and Groups
This program is a wonderful
opportunity for children ages 6-12 to
experience (and share with adults) such
diverse programs as environmental
education, outdoor recreation, natural
resources, conservation and historical
interpretation. The program is offered
each calendar year and encourages
children to attend programs offered
by local environmental groups such as
City of Davenport Parks and Recreation,
University of Illinois Extension-Master
Naturalists, Iowa State Extension, county
conservation boards, and others.
Ages 6 through 12
Contact Name Marilyn Andress
Organization
Rock Island County Soil and Water
Conservation District
Address 3020 East First Avenue
Milan, IL 61264
Participants have until
December 30 each year to
complete the requirements
Phone (309) 764-1486 ext. 3
Contact Name Greg Wolf
Email
marilyn.andress@il.nacdnet.net
Organization
Quad City Junior Naturalist Program
Web Site www.RISWCD.org/
Address 214 West Central Park
Davenport, IA 52803
Phone (563) 320-0384
Email gwolf@ci.davenport.ia.us
Children must attend three
school, after school, or other
environmental programs such as a wildflower hike, night hike, fishing contest,
campground program, or hunter education. They must also complete two
independent activities (for a 30-minute minimum) such as reading a nature book,
fishing, camping, bike riding along a nature trail, hiking or bird watching.
This program is sponsored by the City of Davenport and University of
Illinois Extension - Master Naturalists. The Junior Naturalist program is
courtesy of and modeled after the Iowa Association of Naturalists’ Iowa Junior
Naturalist Program.
Rock Island County Soil and
Water Conservation District
Natural Area Guardians
The RICO SWCD Natural Area Guardians, formed under the Rock Island County Soil
and Water Conservation District is a group of pro-active volunteers whose goal is to
assist in management of natural areas of regional or local significance. Dedicated
stewards will assist natural areas managers and landowners in restoration projects.
Goals of the group are to: locate and inventory natural areas of local significance;
manage or restore natural areas both public and private; and provide education
programs concerning natural areas and to promote public awareness of natural
areas and their preservation.
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Some activities that the group
may be involved in are invasive
species control, prescribed fire crew,
native plant sales, prairie and forest
restorations, and native seed collection.
Environmental Clubs and Groups
Quad City Junior Naturalist
Program
Scott Community College Environmental Club
Meetings
Students in the club participate in local,
regional and national activism projects.
This activity is open to the
general public
Our members have been active
with many local organizations
including Living Lands & Waters,
Xstream Cleanup and Keep Scott County
Beautiful. The club sponsors a Green
Campus program at Scott Community
College (including recycling and energy
conservation and shortly, a composting
program) and is active in habitat
restoration on campus (including prairie
restoration, forest restoration and
ornithological restoration/feeding).
We meet at 3:00 p.m. for about
an hour on Wednesdays in
room 2314 on the Belmont
Campus
Contact Name Mark Aronson
Organization Scott Community
College Environmental Club
Address 500 Belmont Avenue
Bettendorf, IA 52722
Phone (563) 441-4342
The Scott Community College
Email maronson@eicc.edu
Environmental Club has been
active since 1988. The club is one of the
Web Site
largest student-based grassroots groups
www.sccenvironmentalclub.org
in the state. We are members of the
Nature Conservancy, National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation,
Wildlands Center for Preventing Roads and the Buffalo Field Campaign.
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