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Center for Great Lakes Literacy website brimming with resources for educators
By Geneva Langeland | September 2025 Digital Resource Library The Sea Grant-led Center for Great Lakes…

Educators Dive into Earth’s Water Systems at Indiana Dunes
By Janice Milanovich | September 2025 What happened? On August 8th and 9th, 2025, 20 educators…

2025 Shipboard Science Immersion on Lake Michigan
By Julie Fiorito | August, 2025 What happened? Fifteen educators from across the Great Lakes spent…

Story Map: Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
This story map, produced by The Nature Conservancy, provides information on aquatic and coastal invasive species…

Field Guide: Michigan Crayfish
A comprehensive field guide on native and invasive crayfish species found in Michigan including explanations on…

Story Map: Managing Great Lakes Invaders
A video series and story map from GLANSIS to explore how researchers, elected officials, industry, and…

Article: Early Detection: When it comes to Great Lakes invasives, prevention is the only cure
This news article highlights a list of 144 potentially invasive species from a 2021 study, with…

Article: Pretty but problematic: Aquatic plants to avoid
This article is about three aquatic plants common in the water garden trade (water hyacinth, water…

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