07/14/21

Merrill High School earns aquaculture system honors a second time

Olivia Dachel’s Merrill High School team took home an award in the 2021 Aquaculture Challenge competition cosponsored by Lake Superior State University.

07/12/21

Getting your grill on with Sea Grant

A June 2021 webinar featuring Wisconsin Sea Grant’s Sharon Moen gave consumers tips on choosing and preparing fish and seafood.

07/07/21

Shark and sturgeon synchronicity

Even though they aren’t in the same waterways, this blog post explains how lake sturgeon could give sharks a run for their money.

06/24/21

An eco-conversation

Anne Moser, our senior special librarian and education coordinator, is participating in a conversation about the Great Lakes with several others in Door County on July 2.

06/18/21

Green Bay Natural Area restoration begins with gathering

This spring, a small but dedicated group of people gathered in the woods near the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus to commemorate restoration efforts that are beginning on the Wequiock Creek Natural Area.

06/11/21

A special message from the Sea Grant Director

The National Sea Grant College Program is a federal-state-university partnership with 34 programs across the nation, including the program here in Wisconsin. Because federal dollars contribute to our ability to meet the needs of Wisconsin’s coastal communities, and in service to the Great Lakes ecosystem as a whole, we pay attention to funding levels proposed Read more about A special message from the Sea Grant Director[…]

06/10/21

Murder and Aquatic Invasive Species?

Senior science communicator, Marie Zhuikov, recalls a grisly discovery in connection with a project to control invasive goldfish.

05/21/21

Ojibwe history on Wisconsin Point is complicated, painful, beautiful

With the cool blue of Lake Superior and soft sloshing waves as a background, The River Talks season ended on a Wisconsin Point beach after a year of virtual presentations. Thomas Howes, natural resources manager with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa presented, “Ojibwe connection to Wisconsin Point: Past, present and future,” Read more about Ojibwe history on Wisconsin Point is complicated, painful, beautiful[…]