2022 HOMETOWN HEROES MAGAZINE

2022 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS May / June 2022 Page 7 Because of all the work Campbell had put into Creekside, in 2017, it was renamed the Dr. G. Dennis Campbell Creekside Outdoor Center for Environmental Education at Lincoln College. Though visitors have been welcome to come to Creekside anytime, Campbell and others have hosted various special events for the community. For instance, each October, Campbell helped host a fall festival and each April an Earth Day Open House. Besides crafts and games, Campbell offered guided tours of the center and trails. In 2021, Creekside was named Partner of the Year by Illinois RiverWatch. Campbell was a Citizen Scientist trainee in 1996 during Illinois’ early RiverWatch program under the auspices of the Illinois Department of Conservation. In January as a Riverwatch Partner,.Dr. Campbell said, “Many of the techniques used Continue 8