See where people are working to maintain the Kishwaukee's Clear Waters. A slide show about the Kishwaukee is available for your use from the Friends of the Kishwaukee River. The Kishwaukee watershed drains to the Rock River, then the Mississippi River. The Kishwaukee watershed is one of the three highest quality river systems in the state of Illinois. Fish needing sediment free waters thrive in Kishwaukee waters.
Native plantings offer high quality wildlife habitat.
Keep motor oils, detergents, and paints out of storm drains which directly to the Kishwaukee. Instead, take hazardous wastes to local hazardous waste collection events. Properly use and store pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers. Follow directions and apply sparingly. Dispose of yard and garden waste according to your municipality's recommendations or compost leaves, grass clippings, tree clipings.