Feature Headlines

• Asian Carp Jumps into New Markets
• New Tour App Explores Chicago Lakefront Stories
• Calling All Experts to Join Phragnet
• Great Lakes Data Collection Get Smarter
• Knowing Nutrient Patterns Helps Predict Pollution

Feature Headlines

• Illinois’ Busy Coast Get Abroad Clean Marina Program
• New Video Offers Insight into Great Lakes Investment
• The Word on Invasive Species: Transport Zero
• Stream contaminants Travel via Salmon
• Nanomaterial Changes Stream Bacteria
• Full-cost Water Pricing Makes Sense

Feature Headlines

• 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

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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

Feature Headlines

• 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

Feature Headlines

• 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

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant’s annual magazine.

This issue highlights:

• Educators engage with Great Lakes scientists aboard the Lake Guardian 
• Scientists and educators investigate Lake Michigan biological hotspots
• IISG looks back on 30 years of AIS outreach
• Coastal communities face challenges in managing beach sand and structures
• Stuart Carlton is the new IISG director
• Tomas Höök reflects on his Sea Grant legacy

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant’s annual magazine.

This issue highlights:

• Swimming Safer: Sharing knowledge, data, and resources
• IISG interns can have invaluable real world experience
• Spelling out nature’s benefits helps inform land use decisions
• Largemouth bass in the busy Chicago River are seeking out natural areas
• Educators explore water quality along the Wild Mile
• We’re funding new research to address emerging coastal issues

The Helm is a collection of recent IISG success stories, describing some of our research, outreach, and education efforts to address coastal and Great Lakes issues in Illinois and Indiana.