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.

This is a quick summary of IISG’s projects and resources to aid communities and residents as they consider incorporating green infrastructure to help manage flooding and protect water quality.

This is a wallet card-sized brochure that will be distributed to boaters and anglers by Illinois Conservation Police Officers. The brochure contains Illinois’ aquatic invasive species laws and additional recommended actions these audiences can take to prevent the spread of invasive species.

This brochure is a guide to the characteristics and benefits of selected Illinois plants to help home gardeners choose native plants appropriate for site-specific conditions.

Alternative Version

A screen reader friendly version is available at: https://iiseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Accessible-Illinois-Native-Plants-for-the-Home-Landscape-Brochure.pdf.

En Español

Plantas Nativas de Illinois en español está aquí.
La publicación para un lector de pantalla está disponible aquí.