We’re taking the Avian Predator Management program on the road! Join us for a FREE aquaculture field day in one of three locations! Visit the #linkinbio to register and learn more.

Join us for an engaging evening at Horticulture Park, featuring guided nature hikes, free food, and a variety of other fun nature-related activities! RSVP by October 17th. For more info and to register at the link in bio.

Bring a Great Lakes scientist to your classroom! Our Students Ask Scientists video calls connect classrooms across the Great Lakes region with scientists for a range of agencies and academics institutions. Learn more at the link in bio.

Last weekend, IISG Aquatic Education Associate, Megan Gunn, along with other leaders in environmental education, turned Camp Cullom into a science lab for 24 Clinton County 5th graders. Full story at the link in bio.

Couldn’t have asked for better weather and better people to help NorthOlmstedSchools as we used the Hydrolab Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant, Water Guardian GaiaXus, and microscopes to better understand our campus ecosystem! Science rules! Delaney Macke

Join us November 6th and November 14th for seminars on the latest fish biology, ecology, and fisheries science happening in Lake Michigan. Learn more & register at the link in bio.

Educators! One week left to win one of three $50 Amazon gift cards by taking our 8-min survey to help us prioritize tools, resources, and support that are needed to increase Great Lakes literacy. The survey closes Oct. 28. Visit the link in bio to take the survey.

Educators! Help us increase Great Lakes literacy. Complete a brief 8-min survey by Mon, Oct. 28 to be entered into a drawing to win 1 of 3 $50 Amazon gift cards. Take the survey: go.illinois.edu/GreatLakesEdSu…

Last day!

We’re thrilled to share that our education team recently gathered for a retreat to start the process of developing a logic model aimed at enhancing Great Lakes literacy for K-12 educators and youth in our region. Thank you USGS for your hospitality!

🚨🚨New episode alert!🚨🚨 Teach Me About the Great Lakes episode 101: Why Don't You Do Stories like This More Often?. Listen below or wherever podcasts are found: share.transistor.fm/s/1630b27c

On November 2nd, a group of 9 Illinois and Indiana educators joined IISG and Openlands to explore the incredible history of enslaved people's use of the Great Lakes and environmental science in their quest for freedom. Learn more at the link in bio.

🚨🚨New episode alert!🚨🚨 Teach Me About the Great Lakes episode 102: Christmas Tree Wreck. Listen below or wherever podcasts are found: share.transistor.fm/s/9b6ddbd9

Dive into the latest from the Center for Great Lakes Literacy! 🌊 Participate in a free Great Lakes Literacy education exploration & engage in impactful projects like the Aquaculture Challenge. Plus, explore paid opportunities! Visit the link in bio to learn more!

Join ICC for an exciting webinar featuring crayfish biologist Dr. Zack Graham of West Liberty University. Dr. Graham will share his research on crayfish color and discuss how his photography highlights their remarkable and often underappreciated biodiversity. #linkinbio

🚨🚨New episode alert!🚨🚨 Teach Me About the Great Lakes episode 103: Massive Piles of Petroleum Coke. Listen below or wherever podcasts are found: share.transistor.fm/s/229d53b3

5-12th grade formal & informal educators from all Great Lakes states are invited to apply for this FREE shipboard workshop by the Center for Great Lakes Literacy and Great Lakes scientists. Workshop: July 7-13, 2025 Application deadline: Feb. 10. Apply now at the #linkinbio.

Applications for the 2026 Knauss Fellowship are now open! The NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources. Learn more at the #LinkInBio