During the week of August 22-26, 2022, several organizations partnered together to improve water quality and wildlife habitat in north-central Illinois by building two wetlands on a private farm in Livingston County.

In less than 5 days, volunteer members of the Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association (ILICA) carved out two wetlands at Feather Prairie Farm in Dwight, IL. The 12.3-acre project included implementing a 0.58-acre restored wetland and a 2.01-acre constructed wetland for the treatment of subsurface tile drainage. The US Fish & Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and the Wetlands Initiative co-funded the project design and construction, and Illinois Pheasants Forever contributed to the establishment of a prairie around the wetlands that includes native species to attract pollinators and other wildlife to the area. Other project and field day supporters included Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership and Springfield Plastics.

ILICA would like to sincerely thank our generous Associates and partners for their donations including equipment, materials, and manpower:

​Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.; Agri Drain Corp.; Alta Equipment Company; Birkey's; Bradford Supply Company; Martin Equipment of Illinois, Inc.; Schlatter's, Inc.; Springfield Plastics, Inc.

Thank you to the ILICA contractor members who volunteered their time, expertise, staff, and equipment towards the construction of this project including:

Steve Anderson, Stuart Anderson, Jason Beyers, Tom Beyers, Brent Breedlove, Brian Brooks & Crew, Don Bunting, Lee Bunting, Justin Cole, Bill Dean & Crew, David Kennedy, Eric Layden, Ron Masching, John McCoy & Crew, Jon Seevers & Crew, Ty Sparrow & Crew, and Joe Streitmatter

Finally, the biggest thank you to our show committee chairmen, Brian Brooks & Jon Seevers; The Wetland Initiative team, Jill Kostel, Jean McGuire, and Mike Richolson; USFWS’s Jason Bleich; and the entire Lehman Family for their support, hospitality, and for considering us a partner on the project!