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Study the floodplain

At the Emiquon Field Station, cross-discipline and inter-institutional studies will explore the science of the floodplain; these studies and the scientists working at the station will become part of the fascinating history of this area.  Ecologists and managers who study floodplains understand that these systems are unique.  But scientists are only beginning to understand floodplain ecology, both in its parts and as a whole. 

Important questions challenge scientists at every level of study:   

• Why do fish thrive in and near a natural floodplain, but disappear when levies surround a river?
• What are the economic tradeoffs between land drained for agricultural production and the naturally abundant floodplains?
• Technical, scientific questions about the floodplain interact with the history, culture, and future of the humans who have lived and who will live on or near the Emiquon floodplain. How will the Emiquon restoration affect people today and in the future?

UIS Students Studying the Floodplain:

• Dr. Michael Lemke's Students (PDF)

Recent Data about Emiquon and Illinois:

• Click here to view Live Data Now!

• The Nature Conservancy's Key Attributes for the Emiquon Restoration (PDF)

• The Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring Program (WARM)

Researchers seeking assistance with archived data, please contact us.