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Wildlife

A Year with Wildlife Activity Book, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), 2009  (1.13 MB)

Alewife Explosion: The 1967 Die-Off In Lake Michigan, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration (FWPCA), Great Lakes Region,

July 1967  (2.38 MB)

Amphibians and Reptiles of the Grand Calumet River Basin, Kenneth Mierzwa, Spencer Cortwright, David A. Beamer, Department of Biology, Indiana University Northwest, 2000  (7.43 MB)

Aquatic Invasive Species Education Handbook, Mandy Beall, National Sea Grant, University of Wisconsin, Autumn 2005  (4.00 MB)

Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Of The Grand Calumet River, Richard L. Whitman, 1999   (154 KB)

Assessment Of Injury To Fish And Wildlife Resources In The Grand Calumet River And Indiana Harbor Area Of Concern, MacDonald, Ingersoll, Smorong, Lindskoog, Sparks, Smith, Simon, Hanace,

January 2002  (461 KB)

Atlas Of The Spawning and Nursery Areas Of Great Lakes Fishes: Lake Michigan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1982  (4.16 MB)

Attitudes of Homeowners In The Greater Chicago Metropolitan Region Toward Nuisance Wildlife, Human Dimensions Research Program, Illinois Natural History Survey, February 2001  (401 KB)

Attitudes of Residents In The Greater Chicago Region Toward
Prescribed Burns and Ecological Restoration, Human Dimensions Research Program, Illinois Natural History Survey,  2002  (312 KB)

Backyard Beekeeping, James Tew, Alabama Cooperative Extension

System, Alabama A&M University, Auburn University, 2004  (1.72 MB)

Backyard Habitat Book, Indiana Wildlife Federation (IWF), September 2009  (697 KB)

Beekeeping Basics, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, 2004  (1.72 MB)

Biology, Ecology, And Management Of Deer In The Chicago Metropolitan Area, James H. Witham, Jon M. Jones, Illinois Dept. of Conservation, Division of Wildlife Resources, February 1992  (2.56 MB)

Butterfly Handbook: General Advice Note On Mitigating The Impacts Of Roads On Butterfly Populations, Adrian Spalding, Spalding Associates (Environmental) Ltd, English Nature, Highways Agency,

2005  (1.78 MB)

Consequences Of Prairie Wetland Drainage For Crustacean Biodiver-sity And Metapopulations, Jenkins, Grissom, and Miller, 2001   (835 KB)

Contaminants In Fish From Great Lakes Harbors and Tributary

Mouths: 1980-81, United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), April 1984  (1.61 MB)

Database of Illinois Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Phase II, Everett Cashatt, George Godfrey, Illinois Natural History Survey, Center for Biodiversity, September 1990  (2.60 MB)

Eastern Woodrat Recovery Plan, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Office of Resource Conservation, 2003  (315 KB)

Ecological Potential Of The Grand Calumet River Basin, Richard L. Whitman, Meredith B. Nevers, Shira Hammann: U.S. Geological Survey,Philip B. Moy: Univ. of Wisconsin, Manitowoc, 2000  (10.71 MB)

Effect of Forest Structure on Amphibian Abundance and Diversity in the Chicago Region, Victoria A. Nuzzo, Kenneth S. Mierzwa, Citizens for Conservation, USEPA, March 2000 (83 KB)

Effects Of Urbanization On The Geomorphology, Habitat, Hydrology, and Fish Index Of Biotic Integrity Of Streams In The Chicago Area, Illinois and Wisconsin, United States Geological Survey (USGS), 2005  (1.02 MB)

Endangered By Sprawl: How Runaway Development Threatens America’s Wildlife, National Wildlife Federation, Smart Growth America, and NatureServe, ISBN 0-9711053-3-2, 2005  (1.48 MB)

Endangered Species Consultation Handbook: Procedures For Conducting Consultation and Conference Activities Under Section

Seven Of The Endangered Species Act, USFWS, March 1998  (5.49 MB)

Field Guide To Honey Bees and Their Maladies, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, 2011  (1.90 MB)

Fish Community Objectives For Lake Michigan, R. L Eshenroder, M. E. Holey, T. K. Gorenflo, and R. D. Clark, Jr., Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Special Publication 95-3, 1995  (1.70 MB)

Fish Survey of the Chicago Waterway System During 1991, MWRD, Report Number 92-17, July 1992  (5.49 MB)

Fish Tumors Related to Great Lakes Areas of Concern: Conference Proceedings, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, Pennsylvania Sea Grant, January 2003  (12.66 MB)

Hidden In Plain Sight: The Role of Plants in State Wildlife Action Plans, Stein, B.A., Gravuer, K, NatureServe, March 2008  (1.37 MB)  

Homeowner’s Guide To Northeastern Bats and Bat Problems, Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, October 2006  (1.49 MB)  

Illinois Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan and Strategy, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), July 2005  (7.69 MB)

Illinois Fishing Information Guide (2011), Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), April 2011 (4.66 MB)   Spanish Version  (3.12 MB)

Illinois Fishing Information Guide (2012), Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), April 2012 (7.49 MB)   Spanish Version  (3.83 MB)

Indiana Comprehensive Wildlife Strategy, Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), October 2005  (6.39 MB)

Karner Blue Butterfly Recovery Plan (Lycaeides melissa samuelis), 
United States Fish & Wildlife Service, September 2003  (1.65 MB)

Lakewide Assessment Plan For Lake Michigan Fish Communities,

P. Schneeberger, M. Toneys, R. Elliott, J. Jonas, D. Clapp, R. Hess,

D. Passino-Reader, 1998  (2.13 MB)

Landowner's Guide To Woodland Wildlife Management, University

of Wisconsin - Madison, 2005  (1.01 MB)

Mammals Of The Grand Calumet River Region, John O. Whitaker, Jr., Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University, 2000  (17.21 MB)

Managing Michigan’s Wildlife: A Landowner’s Guide, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDMR), September 1999  (9.21 MB)

National Fish Habitat Action Plan, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, April 2006  (2.23 MB)

Past, Present, and Potential Of Fish Assemblages In The Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor Canal Drainage With Emphasis On Recovery Of Native Fish Communities, Thomas P. Simon: United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Philip B. Moy: US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), 

2000  (13.69 MB)

Revised Checklist Of The Vertebrates Of Indiana, Thomas P. Simon,
John O. Whitaker, Jr., John S. Castrale, Sherman A. Minton,

Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science, 2002  (6.53 MB)

Risky Fishing : Power Plant Mercury Pollution and Illinois Sport Fish, Max Muller, Illinois PIRG Education Fund, April 2006  (1.96 MB)

Slimes, Scales and Muddpuppy Tails, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)   (2.34 MB)

Spider Species Of The Great Lakes States, Petra Sierwald, Michael L. Draney, Thomas Prentice, Frank Pascoe, Nina Sandlin, Elizabeth M . Lehman, Vicki Medland, James Louderman, 2005  (24.39 MB)

Study Of The Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community In Selected Chicago Metropolitan Area Waterways During 2003/2004, MWRD,

EA Project 61755.01, June 2006  (10.39 MB)

Urban Beekeeping: What Is All The Buzz About?, Christine Arena,

Penn State Environmental Law Review, 2010  (173 KB)

Urban Coyote Ecology and Management: The Cook County Illinois Coyote Project, Stanley D. Gehrt, Ohio State Univ., 2007  (2.99 MB)

Wings, Stings, & Leggy Things: Insects of Illinois, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)   (1.50 MB)

Wood Projects For Illinois Wildlife: Homes and Feeders For Birds and Mammals, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources (IDNR), 2001  (26.26 MB)

Zebra Mussel Study on Lake Michigan, July 1, 1991 through June 30, 1992, J. Ellen Marsden, Center for Aquatic Ecology, Illinois Natural History Survey, September 1992  (846 KB)

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