This strategic plan for 2024-2027 lays out IISG goals and outcomes in four National Sea Grant focus areas: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Resilient Communities and Economies, Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, and Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development.

This is an annual summary of Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant success stories.

Flip through the magazine: https://issuu.com/iiseagrant/docs/thehelm-2021

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.

Feature Headlines

• Predicting Urban Sprawl in Top 20 U.S. Coastal Cities
• Research in Review: New Tools for Water Quality Testing
• All Hands (and Eyes) on Deck!
• Roosevelt Students On Board the W.G. Jackson
• Exotic Species Day Camp Wins Award
• Geography Teachers on the Move at Exotics Workshop

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

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

• 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

• Pharmwaste: A Prescription for Troubled Waters
• Moving Forward with New Leadership
• One Stop Shopping for Great Lakes Information
• Educators Get Immersed in Great Lakes Issues
• Vitamin E Relieves the Effects of Aquaculture Stress

Feature Headlines

• Peoria Stormwater Issue Reaches a Tipping Point
• Rain Barrel Use Connected to Benefits
• Stormwater Troopers go Green
• Crude Oil Transport Brings the Great lakes risks and Benefits
• Sea Grant Takes AIM in the War on AIS
• Students Connect with Real-time Buoy Data