FAQs - Who To Call To Get Your Questions Answered

Questions About....	Who to Call
soil erosion, highly erodible land, conservation plans, conservation compliance, drainage, gullies, grass waterways, tillage, no-till, CRP (Conservation Reserve Program), soils for septic tank absorption fields, tree sales, NRI reports, EQIP	LaSalle County Soil and Water Conservation District 1691 N 31st Road Ottawa, IL 61350 433-0551
insects, lawns, gardens, trees	LaSalle County Cooperative Extension Office 3101 N IL Route 23 Ottawa, IL 61350 433-0707
commodity loans, LDP payments, grain storage, operating loads, payments, CRP payments	Farm Service Agency 1691 N 31st Road Ottawa, IL 61350 433-0551, Extension 2
polluted wells, septic tanks, water testing	LaSalle County Health Department 433-3366
hunting, fishing licenses, poaching, boat licenses, call the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Conservation Police Officer -- 667-5358 (The conservation police have application forms for boat registrations and are open 8:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00 Monday through Friday)	Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police Officer 667-5358 (The conservation police have application forms for boat registrations and are open 8:00-12:00 and 1:00-4:00 Monday through Friday)
Starved Rock	Starved Rock -- 667-4726 or Toby Miller -- 667-5356
LaSalle Lake	357-1608
fish stocking, fish from State Hatchery, pond management	Ken Clodfelter, Fish Biologist Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Hennepin Canal Parkway 454-2759 LaSalle Fish Hatchery - 357-6986 (Ed Hanson) - provides fish for new ponds
forestry, state tree sales, tree planting, timber improvement	Randy Timmons, District Forester PO Box 860 Seneca, IL 61360 Phone: 357-8846 Cell: 481-0022 Fax: 357-8928 rtimmons@DNRmail.state.il.us
wildlife, planning wildlife habitat areas, pheasants, rabbits, quails, etc.	Scott Jacoby, District Biologist Green River State Wildlife Area 375 Game Road Harmon, IL 61042 379-9014
Illinois & Michigan Canal	Gebhard Woods State Park 942-9501
fish kills, water pollution, animal waste pollution	Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Rockford - 987-7760
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District Clock Tower Building PO Box 2204 Rock Island, IL 61204-2004 Phone: 309-794-4200 or 309-794-5398
To order FEMA Flood Plain Maps	Flood Map Distribution Center 800-333-1363. Ask for county-wide pull of maps, floodway boundary and codes for insurance study.
Soil Testing	A&L Labs, Fort Wayne, IN 260-483-4759 Mowers, Toulon 800-354-8197 Soil & Environmental Testing, Midwest Testing Services, Peru 815-223-6696 Illinois Soil Testing Association (ISTA) - Check this website for a current listing of labs in Illinois.
Water Testing:	Hygienic Institute 2970 Chartres St LaSalle, IL 61301 223-0196 Total Environmental Services Technology 330 Fifth Street Peru, IL 61354 224-1650
Boat Licenses:	Springfield -- 217-782-6431 Currency Exchange in Ottawa Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Conservation Police Officer 667-5358
Animal Control	LaSalle County -- 434-8661
Dale Baird	Rockford Extension Service 417 Ware Ave, Suite 102 Rockford, IL 61107 Phone: 815-397-7714 Cell: 815-488-6331 Fax: 815-397-8620 baird@mail.acres.uiuc.edu
Growing Home	Larry O'Toole -- 546-3197
Heritage Biologist	Todd Bittner IDNR PO Box 509 Utica, IL 61373 Phone: 815-667-5364 Cell: 815-826-0010 Fax: 815-667-5353
Watershed Groups	Big Bureau Creek Watershed Bureau, Lee and LaSalle County Soil & Water Conservation Districts 312 E. Backbone Rd. Princeton, IL 61356 815-875-8732, ext.3 Pamela.Horiwitz@il.nacdnet.net

 

 

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