02/05/20

Wisconsin Sea Grant to provide more than $5.8 million for Great Lakes research, education and outreach over two years

The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program today announced the award of more than $5.8 million in Great Lakes research, education and outreach dollars for 2020-22 as part of a federal-state partnership. Sea Grant will fund 15 research, three education and 32 outreach projects on six University of Wisconsin campuses and at a Read more about Wisconsin Sea Grant to provide more than $5.8 million for Great Lakes research, education and outreach over two years[…]

02/03/20

Promoting tribal health by protecting and restoring manoomin (wild rice) in the St. Louis River and beyond

The River Talk series continues at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Lake Superior Estuarium. Nancy Schuldt, water protection coordinator with the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, will be the presenter.

01/30/20

Three-year, nationally funded salmon aquaculture project kicks off with northern Wisconsin meeting

This Sea Grant effort will support the growth of the sustainable, land-based Atlantic salmon industry in the United States.

01/27/20

Eat Wisconsin Fish cooking videos feature unlikely stars

Fun cooking videos highlight Wisconsin-raised fish–and Wisconsin Sea Grant staff!

01/10/20

Sea Grant and Water Resources win awards for podcasts

Two Wisconsin Water News podcast episodes were named award-winning by an international communications competition known as AVA Digital Awards.

01/06/20

Experts host panel in Green Bay about projected Great Lakes water levels and their impact

The public is invited to an informational meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the Brown County STEM Innovation Center in Green Bay.

01/06/20

A mercury mystery in Hells Canyon: Wisconsin researchers awarded USGS grant for project in eutrophic reservoirs

Trina McMahon, a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her team were recently awarded a National Competitive Grant from the USGS in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources. They are using the three-year grant to study the “weird” methylmercury conditions in reservoirs on the Snake River in Hells Canyon.

12/30/19

The Duluth Seaway Port Authority – A Career Journey

The River Talk series continues at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Lake Superior Estuarium. Deb DeLuca, director of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, will present, “The Duluth Seaway Port Authority – A Career Journey.”

11/18/19

Sea Grant wins awards for videos

Sea Grant videographer Bonnie Willison captured three awards through a regional competition coordinated by an organization called Madison Media Professionals.

11/14/19

New Keillor Fellow to study movement of firefighting chemicals in watershed

Sarah Balgooyen is using her funding as a J. Philip Keillor Water Science Fellow to determine how much PFAS contamination in Marinette is moving toward Green Bay and if it’s going to be an issue for Lake Michigan.