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Institutional Partners

Commitments

Lewis and Clark’s commitment to “going green” has been formalized through signed agreements with the following entities:

• American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)
• Illinois Green Economy Network (IGEN)
• Illinois Sustainable University Commitment (ISUC)
• St. Louis Higher Education Sustainability Consortium (SLHESC)

Institutional Memberships

• U.S. Green Building Council
  
• Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
  

Partners

• National Great Rivers Research and Education Center -  A joint partnership between Lewis and Clark Community College, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability (formerly the Illinois Natural History Survey), NGRREC began construction on a new Confluence Field Station in Alton , near the Melvin Price Locks and Dam, for which officials are seeking LEED platinum certification. The building will be a model of “green construction,” with minimal environmental impact, integrated renewable energy systems, and internal recycling systems.
• Palisades Preserve - In cooperation with Great Rivers Land Trust, The Conservation Fund and NGRREC; the Lewis and Clark Community College Foundation has preserved nearly 1,000 acres of unique prairie and forest land atop the limestone bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers near Grafton.  The Palisades Preserve is a designated Illinois Nature Preserve and contains some of the last remnants of hill prairie in the state.   Preserved in perpetuity, the property will be used for education and research, including ecosystem and watershed studies, community-based activities, school-sponsored programs, internships and other graduate and undergraduate programs provided through NGRREC, Lewis and Clark Community College, and other colleges in the area.
• Meeting of the Rivers Foundation -  Lewis and Clark Community College has partnered with the Meeting of the Rivers Foundation and the National Great Rivers Museum to provide high quality education and interpretive experiences that advance public awareness and understanding of great rivers issues, and thereby promote and inspire greater public and private stewardship and active involvement in the protection, preservation, and sustainable use of our river environments.  Educational programs include the Wings of Spring Confluence Birding Festival and Historic Segway Tours. 
• Illinois Green Economy Network - L&C partnered with Wilbur Wright, Kankakee and Heartland Community Colleges to form the Illinois Community College Sustainability Network in 2008.  In 2010, the Network officially became called the Illinois Green Economy Network under the leadership of five Illinois Community College presidents and a core team of professionals seasoned in delivering sustainability to multiple stakeholders.   The Office of Sustainability now offers a variety of continuing education workshops including Composting and Leaf Management, Save Green While Going Green, Rain Water Harvesting, Rain Gardening, and Landscaping with Prairie Plants, among many other offerings.