Peoria Riverkeeper

02/13/2026

11/23/2025

11/15/2025

Go Illini! 🪶 🏈

11/12/2025

Had to share ours too! North of Peoria.

11/07/2025

11/07/2025

We met with Representative Budzinski's office today to advocate for strong Farm Bill Conservation programs, Wetland Protections, and Conservation Compliance.

One of the most critical issues facing our tributaries and rivers here in Illinois is soil erosion.

Since the 1900's, we've lost around 90 percent of the Illinois River riverbed volume from sedimentation, most of which is due to the erosion of the creeks and streams that feed into it.

We've lost over 90 percent of our wetlands- with 72 percent of the acreage lost since 1980. Of the remaining Wetlands, 90 percent are not under federal protection.

If action isn't taken soon, we are in danger of losing our wildlife, our creeks, streams, and our river. We must protect our wetlands, and incentivize farmers for conservation plans that reduce erosion and pollution. Contact your state representative today and tell them you support a Strong Farm Bill!

11/05/2025

For the first time in over a hundred years… salmon are swimming freely through the upper Klamath Basin. Think about that. Generations of these fish tried—and failed—to return home. Because four massive dams blocked the Klamath River, cutting them off from their ancestral spawning grounds. Entire ecosystems changed. Indigenous tribes lost a sacred part of their lives. 🐟🌊

But in 2024, those dams were torn down. And nature didn’t hesitate. The moment the river opened, salmon surged upstream—no maps, no training—just instinct older than memory. Biologists tracking them watched in disbelief as the fish crossed hundreds of miles, reclaiming waters no living salmon had ever seen.
It’s more than migration. It’s restoration. A reminder that sometimes, healing doesn’t come from invention, but from undoing what we once thought was progress. 🔎

Because when you give nature a chance… it remembers where to go. 🍃

11/05/2025

10/30/2025

From chorus frogs to great blue herons, wetlands are alive with biodiversity, each species playing a vital role in keeping our ecosystems balanced and our communities safe. 🎥 Watch how Illinois’ wetlands sustain life and protect our environment: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2rwuIgOwxLs

These rich habitats filter our water, store floodwaters, and protect endangered species, but after federal protections were rolled back, Illinois’ wetlands are more vulnerable than ever.

💧 Let’s make sure these vibrant ecosystems have a future.
👉 Tell Gov. Pritzker to protect Illinois wetlands today: https://act.ilenviro.org/a/wetlands-petition-2025-issue