Anyone who has a home with a yard can help protect and improve water quality. This publication offers practical advice about reducing impervious surfaces, select proper landscape plants, effective management of lawns, installing rain barrels and rain gardens, and proper care of septic systems.

Publication is available through the Purdue Extension EduStore at: https://mdc.itap.purdue.edu/item.asp?Item_Number=ID-523-W.

A study funded by the USDA North Central Regional Aquaculture Center analyzed public sentiment regarding five fishes to offer valuable insights for industry stakeholders, policymakers, and conservation organizations with vested interests in the management and preservation of these fishes. From July 2020 to June 2024, over 732,200 social media mentions referenced bluegill, largemouth bass, rainbow trout, walleye and yellow perch.

This outreach brochure provides simple steps for homeowners to conserve on indoor water use. The average household loses over 10,000 gallons of water per year through leaky plumbing pipes and fixtures. That’s enough water for 270 loads of laundry! Reducing household water loss in Illinois saves money and protects our limited water resources. Learn to control your water bill and avoid water waste by taking a few simple steps to detect and repair leaks in the home.

Original document is available from: http://www.nwpa.us/pdfs/resource_center/HouseholdWaterEfficiency.pdf

This resource provides everything a community or school needs to properly dispose of pharmaceuticals and personal care products, including setting up collection programs.

For more detailed information, visit unwantedmeds.org

This is the eleventh in a series of consumer guides that describe fish and shellfish farmed in the Midwest region of the United States. (See Freshwater Prawn Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Largemouth Bass Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Atlantic Salmon Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Walleye Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Yellow Perch Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Tilapia Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, Rainbow Trout Farmed Fished Fact Sheet, Pacific White Shrimp Farmed Fish Fact Sheet,  American Paddlefish Farmed Fish Fact Sheet, and Channel Catfish Farmed Fish Fact Sheet). The fact sheet also includes culinary characteristics, cooking tips and a recipe for Herb & Lemon Roasted Bass.

References:

1. Hodson, R. 1989. Hybrid Striped Bass Biology and Life History. Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC) Publication No. 300.
2. FAO 2023. MORONIDAE. Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme. Text by Harrell, R. M.. Fisheries and Aquaculture Division [online]. Rome. Updated 2016-02-05 [Retrieved Thursday, August 10th 2023]. Available online: https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/culturedspecies/morone_hybrid/en.
3. Hybrid Striped Bass Production Markets and Marketing report. Available online at: https://fisheries.tamu.edu/files/2013/09/Hybrid-Striped-Bass-Production-Markets-and-Marketing.pdf.
4. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
   2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 9th Edition. December 2020. Available online at: https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans_2020-2025.pdf.
5. Judy Sheeshka & Elaine Murkin (2002) Nutritional Aspects of Fish Compared with Other Protein Sources, Comments on Toxicology, 8:4-6, 375-397, DOI: 10.1080/08865140215065. Available online at: https://doi.org/10.1080/08865140215065.
6. Wendy McKelvey, Moses Chang, John Arnason, Nancy Jeffery, Judith Kricheff, Daniel Kass, Mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls in Asian market fish: A response to results from mercury biomonitoring in New York City, Environmental Research, Volume 110, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 650-657. Available online at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935110001155.

This is a quick summary of IISG’s opportunities and resources to help teachers and other educators increase their Great Lakes literacy, and ultimately that of their students.