Overview of funded research in Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant in 2016

Overview of the implementation of a local comprehensive water master plan.

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• Indiana Seafood: Coming to a Restaurant Near You
• Cook County Critical Facilities have New Tool to Reduce Flood Impacts
• The Grand Cal Keeps Getting Better
• Medicines in Lake Michigan Impact Minnow Embryos
• New Research Projects Address Pollutants and Other Key Issues
• The Medicine Chest has a New Look and New Lessons

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• Plastic Fibers Emerge as Lake Michigan Pollutant
• From Spin to Lab: Understanding Plastic Sampling in the Great Lakes
• Researchers Can Now Dip into Years of Great Lakes Data
• Video Chats Stream Shipboard Scientists to K-12 Classrooms
• New Illinois Plan Will Reduce Nutrient Pollution in the Gulf

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• Communities Come to Life in Public Spaces
• Get the Scoop on Cleanup Projects with Great Lakes Mud
• Be a Hero is the Invasive Species Prevention Message in Illinois
• Dead Zone Data Helps Protect Vital Fishery
• Finding Where the Fish are Just Got Easier
• Swim Safe This Summer in Southern Lake Michigan Waters

Just as a gardener hopes that their scattered seeds will eventually bloom into a lush garden, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant awards Discovery Grants, or ‘seed’ grants, to a number of projects in the hopes that the initiatives will grow into something larger. This publication highlights research on stream water contamination, Asian carp, fish consumption safety, and more.

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• It’s Time to Celebrate Grand Calumet River and Roxanna Marsh Cleanup
• Bringing AIS Information to Boat Ramps
• Location is Key to Yellow Perch Diet and Success
• Natural Lawncare

The intent of this guidebook is to provide landowners with information that can help reduce harmful impacts on watersheds while emphasizing natural lawn care.

Feature Headlines

• Indiana Bans 28 Invasive Aquatic Plants
• 500 New Aquaculture Businesses Grow in Africa
• Doing Real Science Inspires Great Lakes Students
• Consumers Would Pay More for U.S. Seafood
• Large Sprawling Yards can Lean to More Runoff