{"id":34833,"date":"2025-11-17T12:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=34833"},"modified":"2026-01-28T19:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:30:14","slug":"discover-great-lakes-2025-helm-magazine-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/discover-great-lakes-2025-helm-magazine-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the Great Lakes, The 2025 Helm Magazine is Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/iiseagrant.org\/the-helm-magazine-focuses-on-coastal-resilience-the-lake-michigan-food-web-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant\u2019s<\/a> 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. This issue covers this year\u2019s Shipboard Science Immersion that took place on Lake Michigan, our long-standing team engaged in AIS prevention outreach, our new specialists diving into coastal resilience issues, and past and present program leadership.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-34828 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/resized-the-helm-oct-2025-388x500.png\" alt=\"Front page of The Helm magazine.\" width=\"195\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/resized-the-helm-oct-2025-388x500.png 388w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/resized-the-helm-oct-2025-250x323.png 250w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/resized-the-helm-oct-2025.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><br \/>\nHighlights from the newsletter include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Educators engage with Great Lakes scientists aboard the Lake Guardian<\/strong><br \/>\nTeachers joined researchers on Lake Michigan aboard the R\/V <em>Lake Guardian<\/em>, collecting samples, learning new field techniques, and bringing Great Lakes science back to their students.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scientists and educators investigate Lake Michigan biological hotspots<\/strong><br \/>\nEvery year when a group of Great Lakes educators spend 6\u20137 days aboard the Lake Guardian as part of the Shipboard Science Immersion, they work side-by-side with scientists engaging in real monitoring work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>IISG looks back on 30 years of AIS outreach<\/strong><br \/>\nIllinois-Indiana Sea Grant is in the midst of its 30th year of dedicated outreach to address the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in Great Lakes waters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coastal communities face challenges in managing beach sand and structures<\/strong><br \/>\nBeginning in 2025, IISD has not one, but two coastal resilience specialists who are providing support for communities along the southern Lake Michigan shore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shaping the Shoreline: Video Series<\/strong><br \/>\nExplore how natural and engineered structures shape our Great Lakes coastlines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stuart Carlton is the new IISG director<\/strong><br \/>\nStuart Carlton, longtime Sea Grant communicator and leader, steps into the director role\u2014continuing IISG\u2019s mission of connecting research, education, and outreach.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tomas H\u00f6\u00f6k reflects on his Sea Grant legacy<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter more than a decade as director, Tomas H\u00f6\u00f6k looks back on milestones that shaped IISG\u2019s growth and lasting partnerships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To view the full newsletter visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/iiseagrant.org\/about\/newsroom\/the-helm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Helm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Resources:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iiseagrant.org\/publications\/prescription-for-safety-how-to-dispose-of-unwanted-household-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prescription For Safety: How to Dispose of Unwanted Household Medicine<\/a>, IISG Publications<br \/>\n<a class=\"css-118vsk3\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=EC-738-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"inline-card-resolved-view\"><span class=\"css-14tyax2\" data-testid=\"inline-card-icon-and-title\"><span class=\"smart-link-title-wrapper css-0\">A Guide to Marketing for Small-Scale Aquaculture Producers<\/span><\/span><\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center<br \/>\n<a class=\"css-118vsk3\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/mdc.itap.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-628-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"inline-card-resolved-view\"><span class=\"css-14tyax2\" data-testid=\"inline-card-icon-and-title\"><span class=\"smart-link-title-wrapper css-0\">A Guide to Small-Scale Fish Processing Using Local Kitchen Facilities<\/span><\/span><\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a class=\"css-118vsk3\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-495-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-testid=\"inline-card-resolved-view\"><span class=\"css-14tyax2\" data-testid=\"inline-card-icon-and-title\"><span class=\"smart-link-title-wrapper css-0\">Marine Shrimp Biofloc Systems: Basic Management Practices<\/span><\/span><\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-610-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Aquaculture: What does it mean to you?<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/the-benefits-of-seafood-consumption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Benefits of Seafood Consumption<\/a> The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/item.asp?Item_Number=FNR-608-W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walleye Farmed Fish Fact Sheet: A Guide for Seafood Consumers<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-653-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fish Muscle Hydrolysate<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/fish-cleaning-with-purdue-extension-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fish Cleaning with Purdue Extension County Extension Director<\/a>, Got Nature? Blog, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7VOmxbE_a7aOn9m6DQnweGt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aquatics &amp; Fisheries<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension \u2013 Forestry and Natural Resources<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eatmidwestfish.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eat Midwest Fish<\/a>, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant online resource hub<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/cdext\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Development<\/a>, Purdue Extension<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/id-524-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Change and Sustainable Development<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/id-520-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Change: Are you preparing for it?<\/a>, The Education Store<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iiseagrant.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/diana-j-evans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diana Evans<\/a>, Extension &amp; Web Communications Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 issue of Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant\u2019s magazine, The Helm, is now available. 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