JOB POSTING: Visiting Aquatic Invasive Species Engagement specialist

JOB POSTING: Visiting Aquatic Invasive Species Engagement specialist

The Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) investigates and documents the biological resources of Illinois and other areas, and acquires and provides natural history information that can be used to promote the common understanding, conservation, and management of these resources. INHS is part of the Prairie Research Institute (PRI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which is centrally located between Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis. Learn more at go.illinois.edu/PRIjobs.

The Illinois Natural History Survey is seeking to hire a Visiting Aquatic Invasive Species Engagement specialist to develop, direct, and assess the effectiveness of outreach and engagement activities for various stakeholders needing scientific information on Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) affecting Lake Michigan and the inland waters of Illinois and Indiana; develop, plan, direct, and conduct social and possibly biological research to help guide outreach efforts. Please visit https://jobs.illinois.edu/ for further information regarding application procedures, or you may contact Amber Hall,
Human Resources Associate at amberh@illinois.edu. Application deadline January 28, 2022.

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Side-scan sonar to document lake trout spawning habitat at offshore reefs in northwest Lake Michigan

LMBS biologist Will Stacy-Duffy recently gave a presentation at a virtual conference hosted by GLOS (the Great Lakes Observing System- https://glos.org/). The Conference was called “Lakebed 2030” in reference to their initiative to map the bathymetry of the Great Lakes in high resolution by 2030 and brought together a diverse group of researchers who do lakebed mapping for various purposes. For the “Fisheries/Habitat” perspective, Will discussed how we use bathymetry and substrate mapping to document lake trout spawning habitat and aid the management and restoration of the species.
Follow the link below to see his presentation:

End of 2021 Boat Season

The boating season has come to an end for the Lake Michigan Biological Station. This week, we winterized our boats and stored them away until next season. We will spend the winter months processing the samples we collected the last five months. Below are some of our favorite moments from our field work this year!