Feature Headlines

• 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

Feature Headlines

• The Troubled Youth of Yellow Perch
• Great Lakes Monitoring Provides Management Cues
• Consortium to Plan for Tri-state Water Supply
• Find Your Niche in Aquaculture
• New IISG Research Addresses Coastal Concerns
• Camping Out with Sea Grant
• New Curriculum Guide Premiers in Chicago
• Reporting New Aquatic Invaders is a Mouse Click Away

Feature Headlines

• 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….

Feature Headlines

• Northwest Indiana Planning Smart Growth
• New IISG Director
• Flood Potential in Chicago Region is Higher than Expected
• New Toolkit Helps Communities Extinguish Burn Barrels

Feature Headlines

• 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

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

• Lake Zurich Dips into Water Supply Planning
• New Project to Market Asian Carp
• Seed Grant Funding Helps Research Bloom
• IISG Expands Program Staff

Feature Headlines

• IISG-P2D2 Partnership Promotes Medicine Collection
• No Bones About It: Easy Steps for Filleting Asian Carp
• Green Infrastructure Benefits Include Cost
• Teachers Engage in Lake Michigan Shipboard Science

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