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Video: Zebra and Quagga Mussels, GLANSIS Series Part 4
This short animated video (3:28) highlights adaptations of invasive freshwater mussels, their impacts on the Great…
Database: How’s My Waterway
Find your watershed and explore water conditions. This tool is filled with data that state, federal,…
Plastic Pollution and You, Lesson 1.3 Types of Plastic
Background This lesson is part of the Plastic Pollution and You curriculum developed by the educators…
Video: Ballast Water, GLANSIS Series Part 2
This short animated video (3:34) introduces the concept of cargo ship ballast water as a vector…
Video: Managing Great Lakes Invaders, GLANSIS Series Part 1
This short animated video (1:05) highlights invasive species in the Great Lakes along with entry pathways…
Plastic Pollution and You: Lesson 1.1 Activating Knowledge on Plastic
Background This lesson is a “foundational lesson” for the larger curricula, “Plastic Pollution and You” developed…
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Educators explore water quality along the Chicago River’s Wild Mile
By Janice Milanovich | August 22, 2024 What happened? Educators from Illinois and Indiana gathered this…
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