A Great Lakes champion and prolific researcher of Green Bay dies
A pioneering researcher of the Green Bay ecosystem recently died. He received many years of Sea Grant funding to further understanding of the bay.
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Accessible birding event delivers
Barker’s Island in the Duluth-Superior Harbor was the site of a free, bird-focused morning recently. People of all ages and ability levels attended an accessible birding outing led by experts from the Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory and the Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve.
Science-themed artwork to be unveiled Oct. 15 at Sturgeon Bay City Hall
The public artwork will celebrate Wisconsin Sea Grant’s 50th anniversary. The artists’ concept takes a look at the base of the Lake Michigan food web, as well as human enjoyment of the lake.
River Talks resume with “Wild Stories”
On Oct. 12, the River Talks return for the season with “Wild Stories of Wildlife on the St. Louis River.”
Family-friendly environmental play debuts in Door County
“Me and Debry,” a half-hour, whimsical, audience participation play about litter (marine debris) in the Great Lakes, will debut at 10:30 a.m., Oct. 9, at the Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin.
EPA Fellow Emily Pavlovic: Up-close and personal with birds
Emily Pavlovic’s love of birds led her to a fellowship in avian toxicology at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division.
Free accessible birding outing
Join the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve on Sept. 21, for a free, bird-focused morning. People of all ages and abilities are welcome at an accessible birding outing led by experts at the Lake Superior Estuarium on Barker’s Island in Superior.
Great Lakes Aquaculture Days to focus on fish health
The event takes place Oct. 26-27 and includes online and in-person components.
Keillor Fellow reflects on horizon-expanding experience assisting Great Lakes coastal communities
Emily Rau reflects on her year-long experience as a Keillor Fellow stationed at the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program.
American Fisheries Society honors journal article based on Sea Grant-funded research
The article revealed a more accurate and complex picture of Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSV) in state waters than previously understood.