Healthy Communities, our Water and Watersheds

LWV Wheaton, in cooperation with SCARCE, sponsored a panel discussion on water and watersheds on April 24.  This talk featured LWV UMRR's Gretchen Sabel, Sarah Hunn of the DuPage County Stormwater Division , Eric Neidy of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, and Kay McKeen of SCARE.    LWV UMRR was among the organizations that had display materials available and was on hand to talk with the attendees.   The video of this event is posted to the right.   ​

In this video, our speakers talked about watershed restoration and how natural infrastructure is so much more effective at flood control than constructed dams, impoundments and hardscapes.   An interesting Q&A followed, moderated by Jenny Whidden, Climate and Environment reporter from the Daily Herald and brief remarks by Illinois State Senator Laura Ellman, author of recent legislation to protect Illinois wetlands left unregulated by the Sackett decision.   Each speaker started out by discussing their journey to becoming a water resource professional and the watersheds they are tied to.  

The organizations represented in this event, and the people who represented them:
LWV UMRR  - Gretchen Sabel, Communications Director
DuPage County Stormwater Division - Sarah Hunn,  Director, DuPage County Stormwater Management
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County  Eric Neidy, Director of Natural Resources
SCARCE - Kay McKeen, Founder and President

Above: Sarah Hunn, Kay McKeen and Eric Neidy