Art as a Voice for Science
Environmental science painter and muralist Adam Swanson described how he mixes art and science for the April River Talk.
Unsalted: The Wisconsin Sea Grant Blog
Using soft skills to communicate hard science
Student worker Serena George’s comic-style scientific poster was runner-up for best poster for the Midwest SETAC Meeting poster session.
Aquatic invasive species management through people management
Natural resource management issues often boil down to people management issues. To make meaningful progress in aquatic invasive species management issues, human behavior must be taken into account. Intersections between natural and social science is the theme of a recent article written by Wisconsin Sea Grant’s Tim Campbell and University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Bret Shaw.
Green Infrastructure for Community Health
Gardening has been shown to be good for our physical and mental wellbeing. This year, why not plant a garden that will also improve your community’s health?
Great Lakes Julie
For National Poetry Month, our science writer turns a saltwater song into a freshwater one.
The Great Lakes BioBlitz
Everyone’s invited to celebrate Earth Day with the kickoff of the Center for Great Lakes Literacy’s 4th Annual Great Lakes BioBlitz.
Restoring piping plover habitat on Wisconsin Point
One of our science communicators takes a field trip to Wisconsin Point’s Bird Sanctuary to hear the latest intel about the status of the endangered piping plover shorebird.
History of Fond du Lac and winter Ojibwe stories shared at River Talks
Christine Carlson and Mark McConnell shared their wealth of knowledge about the community of Fond du Lac MN and Ojibwe stories for the March River Talks.
Hiring Beach Ambassadors
The summer Beach Ambassador Program in Milwaukee, conducted by Sea Grant and partners, keeps people safer from dangerous currents.
St. Louis River Summit
The Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve is holding its 13th annual St. Louis River Summit March 8-10 with a half-day of virtual sessions and two days of in-person sessions at the University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjacket Union. Michael Waasegiizhug Price, Traditional Ecological Knowledge specialist with the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, is the keynote speaker. Wiscosin Sea Grant is one of the event sponsors.