Sea Grant Illinois-Indiana
This manual lays out the water resources in the NWPA region, reasons to conserve water outdoors, and recommended lawn watering restrictions.
Original document available at: http://www.nwpa.us/pdfs/resource_center/FY13-0092 OUTDOOR WATER CONSERVATION MANUAL lowres-FINAL.pdf
The intent of this guidebook is to provide landowners with information that can help reduce harmful impacts on watersheds while emphasizing natural lawn care.
Nearshore environments include wetlands, beaches, and grass meadows of a lake. This factsheet describes life in a nearshore, water quality in this area, why degradation occurs, and what you can do to improve nearshore water quality.
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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