Chicago River Blue
These firms have expressed their support for Chicago River Blue and river-friendly design throughout the watershed.
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Bartlett Tree Experts
Contact: Scott Jamieson
Telephone: (847) 559-1801
Email: sjamieson@bartlett.com
Web: www.bartlett.com
Services: For over a century, Bartlett Tree Experts (www.bartlett.com) has developed and implemented sustainable practices that help landscapes thrive. Founded in 1907, Bartlett is a research-driven, family-owned and operated tree care company with offices in 27 U.S. states, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain. Bartlett's services and products - all developed through our own tree research laboratory and experimental grounds - improve the preservation, management planning and care for trees. Bartlett is the only private company in the National Plant Diagnostic Network, a consortium of government agencies and universities providing rapid diagnosis of plant pests and diseases.
Continental Paper Grading
Contact: Tony Aukett
Telephone: (312) 226-2010
Email: taukett@cpgco.com
Web: www.cpgco.com
Flood Brothers Disposal Co.
Contact: Bob Flood
Telephone: (773) 626-5800
Email: bob.flood@floodbrothersdisposal.com
Web: www.floodbrothersdisposal.com
Services: Flood Brothers - A Family Tradition of Doing It Right, All the Time, Every Time. Trash-talking is fair game in our office. At Flood Brothers, we offer the latest technology in waste removal to efficiently service our customers...while keeping our communities and the environment clean. With a proven track record of more than 70 years of experience, we can offer solutions to a wide variety of demanding environmental needs. But beyond our expertise, we're a family-owned business that believes in honest hard work, a fair price and courteous staff that's accessible - 24 hours a day. We value each customer relationship and custom-tailor a solution for any specific need at the most cost-effective price. Flood Brothers can strategically develop a disposal and recycling collection service that optimizes your business operating efforts and meets your budget needs.
Fresh Creek Technologies
Contact: Walter Trnka
Telephone: (973) 237-0900
Email: wtrnka@freshcreek.com
Web: www.freshcreek.com
Services: Fresh Creek Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of net capture systems in North America. Using no electricity, pumps or expensive structures, the systems uses the natural flow of the water to trap and contain floating trash and debris with very low head loss at peak flows. In more than 170 locations, our Netting TrashTrap® in-line, end-of-pipe, floating, and TRASHMASTER™ Net Capture Systems provide the lowest cost of ownership while capturing over 4 million pounds of trash yearly from municipal and industrial wastewater, CSO and urban stormwater runoff.
For more information visit our web site: www.freshcreek.com or call 1-800-741-9486.
Friends of the Chicago River
Contact: John Quail
Telephone: (312) 939-0490, ext. 20
Email: jquail@chicagoriver.org
Web: www.chicagoriver.org
Services: Founded in 1979, Friends of the Chicago River is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving and protecting the Chicago River. Friends’ staff possess a wide variety of expertise including stormwater management planning, designing best management practices and native landscapes, and navigating the federal 319 grant process. Over the past 30 years, Friends has developed numerous award-winning demonstration projects and plans for river recovery including the Michigan Avenue Fish Hotel and the Open Space Plan for Lake County in partnership with Lake County Stormwater Management.
Genesis Nursery
Intrinsic Perennial Gardens, Inc.
Contact: Kurt Horvath
Telephone: (847) 391-9266
Email: greenroofer@comcast.net
Web: www.intrinsiclandscaping.com
Kafka Granite LLC
Contact: Dan Steidl
Telephone: (715) 687-2423
Email: dan@kafkagranite.com
Web: www.kafkagranite.com
Knoll
Contact: Nancy Munson
Telephone: (312) 454-6923
Email: nmunson@knoll.com
Web: www.knoll.com
Prassas Landscape Studio LLC
Contact: Stephen D. Prassas
Telephone: (312) 467-1330
Email: stephen@prassaslandscapestudio.com
Services: Prassas Landscape Studio LLC is a landscape architecture firm dedicated to the thoughtful design of landscapes through the integration of sustainability and innovation. The studio is committed to the creation of unique spaces by merging a site’s context and architecture with the needs of the client. Through the development of strong relationships with the client and allied professionals, the studio has succeeded at achieving a high level of quality on all of its projects. Since it’s founding in 2006 by landscape architect Stephen D. Prassas, the studio has worked on a variety of award-winning and published projects from small urban gardens to larger multi-family developments.
Terry Guen Design Associates
Contact: Ted Haffner
Telephone: (312) 337-9145
Email: thaffner@tgda.net
Web: www.tgda.net
Services: TGDA is an ecological planning and landscape architecture firm that works with public agencies, universities, architects, engineers, and planners. TGDA creates ecological master plans, contextually based landscape designs, parks, riparian corridors, riverwalks, and streetscapes. Our firm specializes in native plantings, green infrastructure concepts and techniques, best management practices for landscape design and maintenance to create enduring places that people not only want to visit, but return to time and again.
WRD Environmental
Contact: Geoff Deigan
Telephone: (773) 722-9870
Email: gdeigan@wrdenvironmental.com
Web: www.wrdenvironmental.com
Services: WRD Environmental is an ecological consulting firm that creates and fosters environmentally responsible landscapes. We design, install, manage and consult on projects and programs that conserve natural resources, promote sustainability, cultivate biodiversity and restore nature’s balance. From reducing urban heat islands, creating wildlife sanctuaries and reviving degraded land, to complementing green-building initiatives through ecological design, WRD uses the full range of environmental best practices. Ecologically sensitive stormwater management is a priority for WRD. Ranging from wetlands restoration, to porous pavement systems and shoreline stabilization, we offer a wide range of water management expertise to conserve water resources and protect communities.
Wendella Boats & The Chicago Water Taxi
Contact: Gregg Pupecki
Telephone: (312) 337-1446
Email: GEP@wendellaboats.com
Web: www.wendellaboats.com
Wolff Landscape Architecture
Contact: Ted Wolff
Telephone: (312) 663-5494
Email: info@wolfflandscape.com
Web: www.wolfflandscape.com
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