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• Water-Wealthy/Water Poor
• Charlebois Indentifies New Invader
• IISG Goes to Brazil: An Interview with LaDon Swann
• NiSource and IISG Team Up to Fund Environmental Projects
• The Forecast for E. coli is….

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• Profiling Culprits in the Great Lakes
• Interim Director Steer IISG into the Future
• Experts Gather To Explore River Restoration
• Students Set Sights on Community Awareness
• Research Takes the Stage
• DNA Fingerprinting Can ID E. coli Contamination
• Funding Boosts Ideas into Action

If you fish in the Great Lakes region and eat your catch, this pamphlet will help you reduce your risk of consuming contaminated fish and introduce you to some of the facts of PCBs. Note: file includes English, Spanish, Polish, and Chinese translations.

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• Wingspread Accord Ties Future Growth to Natural Resources
• U of I Ecologist Named Sea Grant Director
• Removing Dams Reconnects the River System
• An Electric Barrier to the Flow of Invasive Species
• Simulated Barrier Stops Bighead Carp
• Sparks Sails into the Sunset
• IISG to Help Improve Beach Monitoring

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• Growing Communities Plan to Protect Natural Resources
• New Fisheries Leadership School in Session
• Eurasian Ruffe May Increase Pressure on Lake Michigan Perch
• ESCAPE Provides Ideal Tool for Mentoring Teachers
• Control of Purple Loosestrife Now a National 4-H Project
• Reel in the Latest Fish Consumption Advisories
• Tracking Toxic Mercury in Polluted Waters

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• Ocean Commission Highlights Great Lakes Resource
• Stewardship Synergy Takes off in the Calumet Region
• The Ebbs and Flows of River Restoration
• Fellowship Provides Rich Opportunities
• Asian Carp Hot Topic at Research Symposium
• IEPA Addresses Growth with Watershed Planning
• Lake and Porter Counties Turn to Smart Growth

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• Plant Retailers Provide Potential Source of AIS
• IISG Annouces Interim Director
• Website Recruits AIS Detectives
• Fish School is in Session
• AIS-HACCP Program Expands
• Experts Focus on Southern Lake Michigan Region Water Supply
• Aquaculture Class Inspires High School Students
• Rip Current Awareness can Save Lives

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• COSEE Great Lakes to Boost Science Education
• Shedd Aquarium Opens Great Lakes Invader Exhibit
• Legacy Act Brings Hope to Great Lakes Communities
• Sea Grant Academy
• IISG Knauss Fellows go to Washington
• Historical Lake Levels Offer Insight into Future Lows
• Stream Restoration Workshops Get Real-World Test

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• Living Near Waterways Can Be a Plus or Minus
• IISG Fellow Finds Fish Consumption Advisories Effective
• Lake Michigan Becomes the Classroom for COSEE Teacher Workshop
• Aquatic Invaders Website Spreads Beyond the Internet