Dam Removal: Challenges and Opportunities for Ecological Research and River Restoration - a spatial and temporal context for examining ecological responses to dam removal.

Economic Benefits with Environmental Protection - (CTIC) - environmental benefits of no-till and conservation buffers and break-even and profitability figures.

Investigation and Valuation of Fish Kills - Excerpts from book of efforts by members of the American Fisheries Society to develop and refine methods for sampling and placing values on fish kills. Contact MRWA

National Survey of Fishing, Hunting & Wildlife-Association Recreation 2001 - number of participants in fishing, hunting and wildlife watching and amount of time and money spent.

Northeast Midwest Economic Review - economics, environmental protection and the Great Lakes.

Rural America at a Glance, 2005 - (USDA) - info and statistics on rural America including employment growth, poverty statistics and federal funding.

"So how much is it worth?" Economic impacts of Recreational Fishing Under Different Aquatic Plants Conditions - (USACE) - evaluation of economic impacts of nonnative plant conditions related to angling.

Stopping the ballast water stowaways - (Global Ballast Water Management Program) - brochure describing the impact ecologically, economically and health-wise.

Where Land Meets Water - (GLC) - brochure on various types of erosion and sediment that occur in the Great Lakes Basin.