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Green Drinks looks at keeping rivers clean

Cindy Skrukrud, Clean Water Program director of the Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter, will speak on "Saving the Gulf of Mexico, Cleaning up Illinois' Rivers and Lakes" at the next meeting of Green Drinks McHenry County.

On the first Wednesday of each month, environmentally-minded people gather to network and talk about "greening" the future. Everyone is welcome to attend from 5 to 7 p.m. June 1 at Duke's Alehouse & Kitchen, 110 N. Main St. in Crystal Lake.

Skrukrud will describe efforts under way at the national and state levels and in the Fox River watershed to clean up nutrient pollution. In 2015, Illinois released its Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy, which guides state efforts to improve water quality at home and downstream by reducing nitrogen and phosphorus levels in our lakes, streams, and rivers.

Last December, the Fox River Study Group adopted its Fox River Implementation Plan designed to resolve the Fox's problems with nutrient-caused algal blooms and low oxygen levels.

Skrukrud has worked on Illinois water issues for the Sierra Club for the past 17 years. Prior to that she was executive director of the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County.

She continues to chair the Defenders' Water and Natural Resources Protection Committee and is a board member of the Nippersink Watershed Association. She also serves on the Illinois Nutrient Research & Education Council and on the board of Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.

Additional parking is available at the train station. To be added to the Green Drinks email list, send a note to GreenDrinksMC@gmail.com or "like" the group at www.facebook.com/GreenDrinksMcHenryCounty.

The Green Drinks network was founded in North London, England, in 1989 and now is active in more than 600 cities worldwide. Interested public is always welcome to attend the McHenry County Green Drinks monthly event.

Each month there is a short presentation on a different eco-topic, plus displays and demonstrations. Also, information about upcoming eco-events and green products and services is made available. Nonalcoholic and alcoholic drinks are available, plus a featured "green drink."

Green Drinks McHenry County is sponsored by the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County and Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen.

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