Eagle River Library to Host Wisconsin Water Photo Display
The Walter E. Olson Memorial Library in Eagle River will host the Wisconsin Water Photo Display for the month of June.
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Sea Grant Advisory Board Member Spearheads Lake Superior Conservation; Group Receives Award
Al House is a member of the Wisconsin Sea Grant Advisory Board. He is also president of the Lake Superior Sport Fishermen’s Association, which just received a statewide award.
Joe Fitzgerald: From Plankton Guy to Water Resources Policy Economist
Wisconsin Sea Grant student, Joe Fitzgerald, spent the past two years working with Northland College Professor Randy Lehr collecting plankton. He hopes one day to focus on water resources policy and economics. Not bad for a student who started out as an assistant custodian in the lab where he is now a research scientist!
Joe Fitzgerald: From Plankton Guy to Water Resources Policy Economist
Wisconsin Sea Grant student, Joe Fitzgerald, spent the past two years working with Northland College Professor Randy Lehr collecting plankton. He hopes one day to focus on water resources policy and economics. Not bad for a student who started out as an assistant custodian in the lab where he is now a research scientist!
Free Webinar Series on Oil Transport in the Great Lakes
Wisconsin Sea Grant’s water quality specialist is a member of a work group on oil transport in the Great Lakes area. Now, there’s a free webinar series on the topic. Oil moves to and through the Great Lakes Basin by truck, rail and pipeline. Though pipelines are the preferred and more heavily used mode of transportation, some have objected to their use and specific routes due to environmental concerns.
Tsunamis From the Sky: Spring is Prime Time for Meteotsunamis in Lake Michigan
As if worrying about life-threatening rip currents, seiches, storm surges and rogue waves on the Great Lakes wasn’t enough, now Wisconsin Sea Grant researchers are learning more about yet another cause for concern: meteotsunamis.
Radio Tower Bay Restoration is Topic of April River Talk
The monthly River Talk continues in Duluth this month. On Wed. April 27, 7 p.m. at Vikre Distillery (525 Lake Ave. S., Suite 102, Duluth, Minn.), Martha Minchak with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, will present, “Radio Tower Bay to ‘Restoration Bay.’ ”
Take the Poly Pledge: Art Students Hold Event to Encourage Use of Canvas Bags vs. Plastic Bags
Two UW-Madison students have combined their concerns about plastic and passions for art into a public art and science event taking place on Friday, April 29, 5 p.m. at B62 Goodnight Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
2016 Undergraduate Research Scholars Tackle Interactive Digital Maps
UW-Madison freshmen Halle Lambeau and Stephanie Schimdt get a taste of research that might someday inform their careers.
Shelby LaBuhn–Love of Math and Nature Leads Student to Lake Michigan Mud
Shelby LaBuhn grew up playing in the forests of Michigan’s rural “thumb.” Although she liked math more than science, when it came time to choose her undergraduate degree, her experience in nature tipped the scales. “The forest was my world,” LaBuhn said. “That got me interested in environmental sciences and wanting to protect that at an early age.”