Aquatic invasive species staff member recognized as Lake Leader
Scott McComb recently completed training through the Wisconsin Lake Leaders Institute, culminating in an October graduation with members of his cohort.
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Freshwater@UW Summer Research Scholars Program opportunities now open
2023 Freshwater@UW Summer Research Scholars Program opportunities–31 of them–are now open for review and application.
River Talks: Tell us what you love about the river
The River Talks will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the Lake Superior Estuarium, with “Tell us What you Love About the River,” an in-person presentation by Molly Wick, Lake Superior Reserve Margaret A. Davidson Fellow, who will describe a study she designed to help environmental managers understand how the community benefits from local lakes, rivers and streams and how this work could help make those benefits more accessible to everyone.
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.
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.