Lake Michigan Restoration Projects in Illinois

Speaker: Sara Creque
March 11th, 2010 | 7pm
Libertyville Civic Center

Sara Creque's presentation at the March 11th meeting of Gary Borger TU will provide a general overview of 3 of major Lake Michigan projects ongoing at the Lake Michigan Biological Station in Zion. From the sport fishing angle, Sara will talk about current population structure of yellow perch near Waukegan, IL. Sport fishing efforts and harvest trends for the major salmonids and yellow perch along the Illinois shoreline from data gathered by creel clerks. She will also talk about their nearshore study that looks at juvenile fish patterns at different habitats along the Illinois shoreline, which includes discussion of invasive species. She'll include some underwater video highlights, which is always a hit.

Sara is very passionate about the lake and loves sharing information with other interested folks. Come find out about the health and future of our local Lake Michigan nearshore fisheries from someone who dives into her work and has first hand knowledge! Wanna go eye to eye with a GOBY? Wanna ask someone on the frontlines about invasive species? Come out and support GBTU.