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This fall, our team took advantage of several opportunities to showcase our engaging educational programs at outreach events.
One highlight included the Great Plankton Race, where participants built plankton models and tested various adaptations that help this vital part of the food web survive.
Tomorrow is the last day to register for our in-person seminar!
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The 2025 issue of Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant’s magazine, The Helm, is now available! This annual publication is a collection of program research, outreach and education success stories, as well as ongoing activities to address coastal concerns.
Dive in! iiseagrant.org/the-helm-mag...
This Halloween, we’re diving into the eerie depths of the Great Lakes who each have their own spooky story, like Lake Superior hides ghost ships beneath its icy waves...
Never fear, we have resources to help you make these fascinating topics less frightening at iiseagrant.org/education.
Join us November 5th and November 12th seminars on the latest fish biology, ecology, and fisheries science happening in Lake Michigan.
Learn more and register: purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
In this Students Ask Scientists session, learn how Anna Hill uses acoustic telemetry to track fish like yellow perch in Lake Michigan.
📅 Date: November 6, 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM–12:00 PM CT
💻 Location: Zoom (Pre-registration required)
Learn more: www.seagrant.wisc.edu/our-work/foc...
Join us at Illinois Beach State Park for Fall Nature Fest, a free, family-friendly event featuring guided hikes, hands-on activities, and interactive exhibits for all ages.
Register today to receive event updates: www.eventbrite.com/e/illinois-b...
Looking for engaging, place-based literacy resources this school year? The Great Lakes: Our Freshwater Treasure by Barb Rosenstock is a beautifully illustrated dive into the geology, ecology, and history of our Great Lakes!
📖 Learn more: barbrosenstock.com/books/the-gr...
Educators from IL and IN gathered for a two-day workshop exploring water’s role in Earth’s systems. Using Project WET’s Water in Earth Systems, they dove into hands-on aquatic science at Indiana Dunes to bring Great Lakes learning to life in classrooms!
Read more: cgll.org/resource/edu...
Tomas Höök reflects on his legacy as IISG Director—growing programs, fostering collaboration, and driving Great Lakes impact. Read more about his journey and what’s next at Purdue: iiseagrant.org/tomas-hook-r...
12.09.2025 02:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join the Invasive Crayfish Collaborative webinar Sept 12, 11am CT/12pm ET! 🦞 Dr. William Ota (MSU) presents on red swamp crayfish movement using radio & acoustic telemetry.
Register here 👉 illinois.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🚤 Illinois Natural History Survey and @ilinseagrant.bsky.social scientists received a grant to help boaters & harbormasters fight invasive aquatic plants. These invaders crowd out native species, reduce fish populations & overtake lakes & streams. 👉 Learn more: loom.ly/9CWs8C0
27.08.2025 19:21 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The Grand Calumet River's 13 miles meander across northwest Indiana, flanked by old and new industries, such as steel mills, meatpackers and oil refineries, which dumped a noxious mix of heavy metals and chemicals into its waters before federal regulations.
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Fresh, healthy, sustainable—Great Lakes seafood has it all! Support local fishers & farmers and find fresh fish near you at FreshFishFinder.org. youtu.be/Hi0gsj0aoBw?...
29.08.2025 23:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Fill your bait bucket with the Great Lakes Fresh Fish Finder! And when the day’s done, don’t dump unused bait—it can harm our lakes and spread invasive species. Be a Hero, Transport Zero: Don’t Dump Bait. Remove it. Dispose of it. Drain it. Never release it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVGC...
25.08.2025 00:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Who: 9-12th grade educators with a freshwater aquarium in their classroom
Interested? Contact Amy Shambach (ashambac@purdue.edu) or Julie Fiorito (fiorito4@illinois.edu).
Stay safe and have fun this Fourth of July with these 5 water safety tips! Click the link in our bio to learn more ways to enjoy our Lake Michigan beaches with keeping yourself and others safe.
02.07.2025 17:15 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Educators—Explore Restoration in Action!
Join us Thursday, July 31 at Purdue Northwest (Hammond, IN) for a FREE full-day workshop
🚍 Tour restored sites
🧠 Engage with VR curriculum
📚 Earn 6 PD hours
🥐 Breakfast & lunch included
🔗 Register at the link in bio
Big news from Illinois‑Indiana Sea Grant! We’re thrilled to announce Dr. Stuart Carlton, our Assistant Director since 2018, will step into the Director role on July 14, 2025. Join us in congratulating Stuart, and read on at the link in bio to find out more about the transition!
27.06.2025 01:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Don Schreiner cleans a fish tank on the left side of the image, and Swiss chard plants are seen growing in substrate on the right side of the image. Credit: M. Thoms/MNSG.
Only 11 spots left! 🎣
#Science educators: Join #Purdue Extension, @ilinseagrant.bsky.social, & @miseagrant.bsky.social June 26–27 for a FREE #Aquaculture Teacher Workshop! 🧪🍎
💰 $250 stipend
🔧 Build an #aquaponics system to take home!
🔗 z.umn.edu/glac_aq-teac...
#EduSky
Was so happy to speak with the @ilinseagrant.bsky.social and the Sea Grant community last month!
🚰 Disparities in Contamination by PFAS in US Community Water Systems
Top line: EJ research & action will continue even as federal momentum shifts to oppose it!
youtu.be/m6GJWwxNNvE?...
IISG is hiring a part-time pollution prevention outreach assistant. IISG’s pollution prevention team addresses water quality issues affecting the Great Lakes coasts and the inland waters of Illinois and Indiana.
Learn more and apply at the link in bio.
Today is the final day to submit proposals!
16.06.2025 12:14 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Join the Invasive Crayfish Collaborative for an exciting webinar featuring educator and author Rick Reynolds. Rick will demonstrate how to engage grade 2-12 students using the newly developed science curriculum "Investigating Crayfish and Freshwater Ecosystems".
Register at the link in bio.
We are excited to offer the opportunity to propose a speaker or panel session during the 2026 Emerging Contaminants in the Environment Conference April 28-29 which featured the latest in emerging contaminant research, policies, and outreach.
Deadline to propose a session: June 16, 2025.
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Congress is finalizing the FY26 budget, & federal funding for Sea Grant programs across the country—including Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant—is uncertain.
Add your name to our sign-on letter urging Congress to support continuation of programs benefiting the Great Lakes
Scan the QR code to take action.
Out with the old. A newly updated UnwantedMeds.org is here to make safe disposal of old medications easier than ever.
Read more at the link in bio.
We are excited to offer the opportunity to propose a speaker or panel session during the 2026 Emerging Contaminants in the Environment Conference April 28-29 which featured the latest in emerging contaminant research, policies, and outreach.
Deadline to propose a session: June 16, 2025.
#linkinbio
Crayfish in the Classroom: Learning Without Invading with Izzy Paulsen, Purdue University. Thursday, April 17 11-12pm CT
Join the ICC for an exciting webinar featuring Purdue’s master's student Izzy Paulsen. Izzy will share her mixed method study exploring how & why teachers use live crayfish & their interest in outreach. Register at the link in bio.
16.04.2025 02:08 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Only 2 days left to apply! Applications due April 9.
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