March 2025 Newsletter

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Global Water Crisis Is a Rising Threat A Message from Our Leader: Protecting our Water Resources World Water Day: Raising Awareness for a Global Crisis The Water Bubble is About to Burst Big Leaks, Salty Water, and Tough Fixes Upcoming Conferences National Water Quality Monitoring Council 14th Conference Illinois Lakes Management Association Annual Conference Western

How the Erie Canal Transformed Trade and Opened the American West

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Barge transporting beer fermentation tanks along the Erie Canal.
In order to open the country west of the Appalachian Mountains to settlers and to offer a cheap and safe way to carry produce to a market, the construction of a canal was proposed in 1807. In 1808 the state legislature funded a survey for a canal that would connect to Lake Erie. When the