Elizabeth Berg, a recent Ph.D. graduate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is one of 88 early-career professionals who will spend the next year working alongside federal agencies or legislative offices in Washington, D.C.
Birders of all skills and abilities are invited to “Everyone Can Bird: Fall Migration,” 9:45 – 11:45 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 12, at Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, 3980 E. Skyline Parkway, Duluth, Minnesota.
Great Lakes, Great Read, the “one book, one community” program designed to inspire passion and connection to the Great Lakes Watershed through reading, will kick off the season with a series of three webinars.
Four students enjoyed productive summers at Sea Grant.
Learn the art and craft of telling a Great Lakes story. Crafting experiences into powerful memories to share is an art. Join Jen Rubin, storytelling expert and producer of Love Wisconsin, Oct 4-5 in Ashland for an interactive workshop that will help storytellers share their love for the Great Lakes.
The nine-part series showcases commercial fishing and fish farming businesses in Wisconsin.
The tour brought together fish farmers and lawmakers to discuss fish farming in Wisconsin.
On a sunny morning in mid-June, the Phoenix, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s research vessel, headed out onto the bay. Aboard were Sea Grant researchers Emily Tyner and Bill Sallak and a small mound of recording equipment. Tyner and Sallak’s project is associated with the development of a national estuarine research reserve on the bay. They planned to record natural noises from the bay, particularly bird sounds from the Cat Island Chain. They hope their audio project will connect the community to the bay, which has been shunned in the past due to environmental issues. The boat tour was only supposed to last for three hours but like in the theme song for the “Gilligan’s Island” television show, a mishap was involved.
All are invited to attend the second in a series of three free events designed for birders of all skills and abilities. Join “Everyone Can Bird: Graduation to Migration,” 9:30 – 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the Millennium Trail off N. 28th Street and Wyoming Avenue, Superior, Wisconsin.
A project that deals with microplastic accumulation in the Great Lakes food web and another that will work with Milwaukee’s fashion community to reduce microplastic debris in waterways were awarded funding recently by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.