| The Nippersink Watershed
Association Board |
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Orrin Bangert was a biologist working for
28 years in research and development of
agricultural products. He and his wife
currently live on their farm in the Nippersink
Headwaters, where they have a Christmas tree
farm, in addition to raising corn and soybeans.
The Bangert’s are in the process of
reestablishing native prairie and wetland on a
significant portion of the family farm. Orrin
is a director for the McHenry County Soil &
Water Conservation District, a member of the
Alden Township Planning Commission, and a
volunteer steward for the McHenry County
Conservation District - High Point unit. |
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Tom Cooper is a Retired corporate
executive of a major international corporation.
Tom has been continuously involved in active
Nippersink Creek watershed planning for more
than 25 years. He resides in Wonder Lake, where
he is actively involved in the restoration and
enhancement of Wonder Lake, an 830 acre lake on
Nippersink Creek. |
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Dick Hilton is a retired middle school
teacher who relocated his family to McHenry
County several years ago. He has been actively
assisting in developing and implementing the
Nippersink Creek Watershed Plan. He is also
involved in on-going efforts to restore and
enhance Wonder Lake. Dick is an associate
director of the McHenry County Soil & Water
Conservation District, and serves as the
administrative support person for the Illinois
Lake Management Association. |
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Dennis Palys has been a resident of
Wonder Lake since 1978. His involvement in
community affairs started in 1984 when he led
his subdivision through a road rebuilding
project and other successful upgrades, and
continues today with his leadership of the
Wonder Lake Chamber of Commerce. In 1989, he
began a landscape design/build company in Wonder
Lake. He and others worked with the McHenry
County Environmental Defenders on a voluntary
leaf pick-up project that eventually led to
Wonder Lake's current leaf pick-up policy and
contributed to McHenry County's leaf collection
program. Dennis is also a founding member of
the Coalition to Annex Wonder Lake and has / is
involved with other community minded groups.
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Cindy Skrukrud has lived in Solon Mills
for 23 years. For the past decade she has been
employed by the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra
Club as their Clean Water Advocate. Prior to
that, she was Executive Director of the McHenry
County Defenders from 1993-1999. She continues
to be an active volunteer with the Environmental
Defenders of McHenry County, serving as chair of
their Water Resources Protection Committee. She
has also chaired the multi-stakeholder Fox River
Study Group since its formation in 2003. She
works to protect the water quality of rivers,
streams, lakes and wetlands throughout Illinois.
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