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

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• To Build or Not to Build: New Online Resource Aids Local Planners
• Disinfecting Drinking Water Can Create Toxic By-products
• SOLEC Provides the Latest Great Lakes Health Report
• Reconnecting Fish Habitat Key to River Restoration

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• Living Near Waterways Can Be a Plus or Minus
• IISG Fellow Finds Fish Consumption Advisories Effective
• Lake Michigan Becomes the Classroom for COSEE Teacher Workshop
• Aquatic Invaders Website Spreads Beyond the Internet

Powerpoint discussing conservation-oriented pricing of water in Northeastern Illinois

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• IISG Fosters Community Stewardship through University Students
• Sea Grant AIS Website Selected for Smithsonian Kiosk
• Would You Please Pass the Asian Carp?
• Sea Grant Fosters New Aquaculture Markets in Ghana, Kenya
• Knauss Fellows Find Their Future in Washington

Asian carp, specifically bighead and silver carp, are non-native fish invading lakes and rivers in the Mississippi River and Great Lakes regions, and negatively impacting native organisms. These fish filter tremendous amounts of small plants and animals (plankton) from the water, thereby reducing the amount of food available to native species. One way to help the Asian carp problem is to eat the fish. This factsheet includes several recipes for Asian carp.