Adams County Soil & Water Conservation District
338 South 36th Street Quincy, IL 62301 Phone: 217/224-9305, Ext 3 E-mail: acsw@adams.net

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To properly dispose of yard refuse	City of Quincy compost site (owned & operated by Evans Recycling) is located at 711 West Radio Road. The site is open from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, seven days a week. The site accepts all yard waste and limbs. No plastic bags. For more information, call 217.228-1432 or visit the City of Quincy web site at: City of Quincy
To recycle in Quincy	The City of Quincy offers curb pick-up of recyclables. Materials accepted are newspapers and magazines, steel or tin cans (rinsed and preferably flattened), corrugated cardboard (flattened), plastics (with 1 or 2 on bottom of container), and aluminum (clean). For more detailed information, visit the City of Quincy web site.
To recycle in Adams County	Adams County residents can also recycle the above materials plus chipboard and office papers. For more information, contact the Adams County Health Department at 222-8440 or visit their web site at Adams County.
To dispose of household hazardous waste	Contact the Adams County Health Department at 217/222-8440. Collection days are scheduled in cooperation with the lllinois Environmental Protection Agency. http://www.epa.state.il.us/citizens/local-services.html
Soil Testing & Soil Fertility	University of Illinois Extension – Adams/Brown Unit Master Gardeners Phone: 217/223-8380 Web Page: http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/adamsbrown/hort_env.html
Composting	University of Illinois Extension – Adams/Brown Unit Master Gardeners Phone: 217/223-8380 Web Page: http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/adamsbrown/hort_env.html Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/composting/
Information on plants and planting recommendations	Franklin County SWCD http://www.franklinswcd.org/Factshts/factsht.htm Adams County SWCD www.adamsswcd.org Urban Resources & Borderland Alliance Network www.urbanwaterquality.org
Native Plant Guide	Illinois Natural History Survey: http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/my_home.CDFT.html University of Illinois Extension http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kenr/prairieplants.html
Rain Gardens	Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn www.raingarden.il.gov Rain Gardens of Western Michigan – www.raingardens.org Rain Garden Network – www.raingardennetwork.com University of Wisconsin Extension – http://clean-water.uwex.edu/pubs/raingarden/ Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources –www.dnr.state.wi.gov RainScapes – www.rainscapes.org
Urban Water Quality	USDA-NRCS Urban Manual @ http://www.il.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/engineer/urban/ Iowa USDA - NRCS Strategies for Growing Communities
Pest Management	Ohio State University http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1189.html University of Kentucky http://www.hdra.org.uk/organicgardening/compost_2.htm State of Pennsylvania Ahttp://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/recycle/Compost_sum/Home.htm University of Minnesota Extension Service Illinois Department of Agriculture: http://www.agr.state.il.us/Environment/Pesticide/pestuses.html

REFERENCES

Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, "Riparian Area Management: A Citizen’s Guide"

Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District, "Protecting Your Stream"

Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, "Streambank and Shoreline Protection Manual." January, 2002.

USDA-NRCS/NACD/Wildlife Habitat Council, "Backyard Conservation"

"Stream Care Guide Booklet" PUB 1192 Missouri DNR

Illinois Native Plant Guide, USDA – NRCS

US Geological Survey www.usgs.gov

Morton Arboretum at www.mortonarb.org

Ohio DNR at http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/forestry/Education/ohiotrees/treesindex.htm

Illinois Natural History Survey at www.inhs.uiuc.edu

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