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Kara Salazar receives early career leadership award

Posted April 4th, 2017 in Program, Sustainable Community Planning

The Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals (ANREP) has just given Kara Salazar the early career leadership award. Salazar joined Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant as a sustainable communities extension specialist in 2012. She serves as a link between Indiana and Illinois communities and scientists conducting research on sustainability.

ANREP strives to provide a variety of approaches to help educate landowners, managers, decision makers, and youth. Its annual awards program fosters high standards within the membership, recognizes significant achievement, and expands the use of high quality, innovative materials and programs by honoring the outstanding members and partners who developed them.

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant is a part of University of Illinois Extension and Purdue University Extension.

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As the sun sets on the 2025 Shipboard Science Immersion aboard the R/V Lake Guardian, we celebrate 15 incredible educators who immersed themselves in Great Lakes science alongside scientists from the @epa_greatlakes, @uwmilwaukee, and @purduefnr. These educators return home not only with new knowledge but also with support to incorporate hands-on, experiential learning and stewardship in their own classrooms and other learning environments.

This week-long experience was conducted in partnership with the EPA, @noaa.SeaGrant, and with funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Hosts for the Lake Michigan immersion are the Center for Great Lakes Literacy partners, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, and @uwiscseagrant.

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As the sun sets on the 2025 Shipboard Science Immersion aboard the R/V Lake Guardian, we celebrate 15 incredible educators who immersed themselves in Great Lakes science alongside scientists from the @epa_greatlakes, @uwmilwaukee, and @purduefnr. These educators return home not only with new knowledge but also with support to incorporate hands-on, experiential learning and stewardship in their own classrooms and other learning environments.This week-long experience was conducted in partnership with the EPA, @noaa.SeaGrant, and with funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Hosts for the Lake Michigan immersion are the Center for Great Lakes Literacy partners, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, and @uwiscseagrant.

Shipboard Science Immersion educators are diving into scientific sampling alongside Dr. Paris Collingsworth, processing samples from Green Bay to study how larval fish and zooplankton communities shift from nearshore to offshore in Lake Michigan.

Back in the lab, with @purduefnr graduate student Anna Hill, the educators are sorting benthic samples, identifying the organisms collected. The relatively large quagga mussels are easy to spot!

@epa_greatlakes @nyseagraa2966 @miseagrant @ohioseagrant @uwiscseagrant @paseagrant @ilextension @noaaeducation @seagrant_noaa

#greatlakes #lakemichigan

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Shipboard Science Immersion educators are diving into scientific sampling alongside Dr. Paris Collingsworth, processing samples from Green Bay to study how larval fish and zooplankton communities shift from nearshore to offshore in Lake Michigan. Back in the lab, with @purduefnr graduate student Anna Hill, the educators are sorting benthic samples, identifying the organisms collected. The relatively large quagga mussels are easy to spot! @epa_greatlakes @nyseagraa2966 @miseagrant @ohioseagrant @uwiscseagrant @paseagrant @ilextension @noaaeducation @seagrant_noaa #greatlakes #lakemichigan

Shipboard Science Immersion educators stepped off the ship and onto beautiful Beaver Island for a hands-on day at @cmichbiology Biological Field Station, hosted by the amazing Dr. Kevin Pangle!

From seining for fish and towing a plankton net to testing water quality with a multiparameter sonde, educators practiced aquatic science techniques that can translate to shoreside learning within their educational programming. The day wrapped with a scenic dune hike — science and nature at its best!

@epa_greatlakes @noaaeducation @seagrant_noaa

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Shipboard Science Immersion educators stepped off the ship and onto beautiful Beaver Island for a hands-on day at @cmichbiology Biological Field Station, hosted by the amazing Dr. Kevin Pangle!From seining for fish and towing a plankton net to testing water quality with a multiparameter sonde, educators practiced aquatic science techniques that can translate to shoreside learning within their educational programming. The day wrapped with a scenic dune hike — science and nature at its best!@epa_greatlakes @noaaeducation @seagrant_noaa

The Shipboard Science Immersion educators worked together to simulate sonar mapping and uncover the secrets of a mystery seabed, just like real underwater archaeologists!

This hands-on lesson mirrors the work of Dr. Ashley Lemke from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee who studies paleo landscapes below Lake Michigan by collecting sonar data from lakebeds. Experiences like these can be shared with youth to spark curiosity and connect them to real-world science in action.

#LakeMichigan #GreatLakes

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The Shipboard Science Immersion educators worked together to simulate sonar mapping and uncover the secrets of a mystery seabed, just like real underwater archaeologists! This hands-on lesson mirrors the work of Dr. Ashley Lemke from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee who studies paleo landscapes below Lake Michigan by collecting sonar data from lakebeds. Experiences like these can be shared with youth to spark curiosity and connect them to real-world science in action. #LakeMichigan #GreatLakes

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