This poster provides the best way to safely dispose of unwanted medicine by providing instructions for bringing to it to a take-back and what to do if you cannot make it to a take-back.

This brochure is a part of a natural lawn care communication campaign developed and refined through a series of grant funded homeowner surveys and focus groups. The goal is to address the issue of lawn care-related pollution in watersheds by targeting outreach efforts directly towards homeowners engaged in lawn care. Choosing the right turfgrass species for the lawn’s growing conditions is an important management practice. This brochure provides a brief introduction to turfgrass growth habits, a checklist for understanding your lawn’s growing conditions and provides a turfgrass selection guide.

References:

1. Reicher, Z., Bigelow, C., Patton, A., & Voigt, T. (2006). Zoysiagrass for Indiana. Purdue Extension. https://turf.purdue.edu/extpub/zoysiagrass-for-indiana/
2. Fresenburg, B., Miller, L. (n.d.) Managing Lawns and Turfgrass. University of Missouri Extension. https://extension2.missouri.edu/mg10
3. Hentschel, R., & Spangenberg, B. (n.d.). Groundcovers as lawn alternatives. University of Illinois Extension. https://web.extension.illinois.edu/lawntalk/other/groundcovers_as_lawn_alternatives.cfm
4. Reicher, Z., Throssell, C. (1998, July). Improving Lawns in the Shade. Purdue Extension. https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/AY/AY-14-W.pdf
5. Braun, R. C., Patton, A. J., Watkins, E., Koch, P. L., Anderson, N. P., Bonos, S. A., & Brilman, L. A. (2020). Fine fescues: A review of the species, their improvement, production, establishment, and management. Crop Science, 60(3), 1142–1187. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20122
6. Murphy, J. A. (1996, September). Fine Fescues: Low Maintenance Species for Turf. Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension. https://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.php?pid=FS688
7. Laskowski, M. (2018, July). Making roadsides greener by selecting salt tolerant turfgrasses. University of Minnesota: Turfgrass Science. https://turf.umn.edu/news/making-roadsides-greener-selecting-salt-tolerant-turfgrasses

This video welcomes people and partners to the benefits of restoring degraded rivers, harbors, and lakes. It simplifies the Great Lakes Legacy Act sediment cleanup process.

Please view at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qc2drk-sO8

Please check out all the IISG videos at: https://www.youtube.com/user/iiseagrant/videos

This brochure details information about the problems caused by unwanted medicine in the home and environment, and provides helpful information for how to minimize the risks it poses.

A printer friendly alternate version is available at https://iiseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Unwanted-Meds_Brochure_Print_Friendly.pdf.

This brochure for owners of small livestock farms details information about the problems posed by unwanted or expired veterinary medicine on the farm or in the home, and provides comprehensive guidance about proper disposal using take-back programs or an appropriate alternative method. This brochure was created in collaboration with the American Veterinary Medical Association.

References:

1. Announcing: The Top 10 Pet Toxins. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. https://www.aspca.org/news/announcing-top-10-pet-toxins. Accessed 28 September 2021.
2. Kaczala, F. and S.E. Blum. 2016. The occurrence of veterinary pharmaceuticals in the environment: a review. Current Analytical Chemistry. 12:169-182. https://dx.doi.org/10.2174%2F1573411012666151009193108.
3. Dodgen, L.K., W.R. Kelly, S.V. Panno, S.J. Taylor, D.L. Armstrong, K.N. Wiles, Y. Zhang, and W. Zheng. 2017. Characterizing pharmaceutical, personal care product, and hormone contamination in a karst aquifer of southwestern Illinois, USA, using water quality and stream flow parameters. Science of the Total Environment. 578:281-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.103.
4. Ebele, A.J., M.A. Abdallah, and S. Harrad. 2017. Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the freshwater aquatic environment. Emerging Contaminants. 3(1):1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emcon.2016.12.004.
5. Aliko, V., R.S. Korriku, M. Pagano, and C. Faggio. 2021. Double-edged sword: Fluoxetine and ibuprofen as development jeopardizers and apoptosis’ inducers in common toad, Bufo bufo, tadpoles. Science of The Total Environment. 776 (145945). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145945.
6. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/where-and-how-dispose-unused-medicines. Accessed 28 September 2021.

This brochure provides tips on how to properly use, store and dispose of expired or unwanted medications. It was developed by IISG, on behalf of the National Sea Grant Office, in partnership with the American Veterinary Medical Association

This brochure for pet owners details information about the problems posed by unwanted or expired veterinary medicine in the home, and provides comprehensive guidance about proper disposal using take-back programs or an appropriate alternative method. This brochure was created in collaboration with the American Veterinary Medical Association.

References:

1. Announcing: The Top 10 Pet Toxins. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. https://www.aspca.org/news/announcing-top-10-pet-toxins. Accessed 28 September 2021.
2. Kaczala, F. and S.E. Blum. 2016. The occurrence of veterinary pharmaceuticals in the environment: a review. Current Analytical Chemistry. 12:169-182. https://dx.doi.org/10.2174%2F1573411012666151009193108.
3. Dodgen, L.K., W.R. Kelly, S.V. Panno, S.J. Taylor, D.L. Armstrong, K.N. Wiles, Y. Zhang, and W. Zheng. 2017. Characterizing pharmaceutical, personal care product, and hormone contamination in a karst aquifer of southwestern Illinois, USA, using water quality and stream flow parameters. Science of the Total Environment. 578:281-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.103.
4. Ebele, A.J., M.A. Abdallah, and S. Harrad. 2017. Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the freshwater aquatic environment. Emerging Contaminants. 3(1):1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emcon.2016.12.004.
   Aliko, V., R.S. Korriku, M. Pagano, and C. Faggio. 2021. Double-edged sword: Fluoxetine and ibuprofen as development jeopardizers and apoptosis’ inducers in common toad, Bufo bufo, tadpoles. Science of The Total Environment. 776 (145945). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145945.
5. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/where-and-how-dispose-unused-medicines. Accessed 28 September 2021.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a suite of manufactured chemicals with wide applications in consumer products ranging including clothing, cookware, cosmetics, and firefighting foams, are threatening the Great Lakes and Lake Champlaign region. These chemicals and their related precursor compounds have very strong bonds that make them waterproof, oil repellent, and high temperature and stain resistant. Their chemical structure also makes them very persistent in the environment, for which they are called “forever chemicals”. To explore the socioeconomic impacts of PFAS, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG) is leading a Great Lakes and Lake Champlain regional research effort that is expected to support research to further advance the knowledge of social or economic issues related to PFAS risk, exposure, and remediation in these regions. The project advisory committee recommended a regional scoping effort to guide this effort; the purpose which was identifying and subsequentially prioritizing the knowledge gaps and potential socioeconomic barriers to PFAS efforts in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain regions. Details of these scoping sessions are discussed in this report.

This brochure is a guide to the characteristics and benefits of selected Illinois spring ephemerals to help home gardeners choose plants appropriate for site-specific conditions.

Alternative Version

A screen-reader friendly version is available at: https://iiseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Native-Spring-Ephemerals-ADA-Accessible-Version.pdf

En Español

Plantas Nativas Efímeras de Primavera en español está aquí.
La publicación para un lector de pantalla está disponible aquí.