News Releases | Wisconsin Sea Grant

New Sea Grant Advisory Council members help guide program with their expertise Deb DeLuca, Madelyn Leopold, Becky Sapper and Lori Tate joined the Advisory Council in fall 2020.

Water shapes Weston Scholarship winner's choices Celeste Gunderson, a junior at UW-Madison, is the recipient of the 2020 Carl J. Weston Scholarship from Wisconsin Sea Grant.

Wisconsin Sea Grant offering 10-Week undergraduate summer internships The internships come with a $5,000 stipend, and applications are due Thursday, Feb. 25.

Freshwater steel corrosion occurring beyond Lake Superior harbors Owners of steel structures on inland lakes and a river in northern Minnesota are reporting the same kind of corrosion as seen in the Duluth-Superior Harbor and other harbors along Lake Superior.

Wisconsin Sea Grant flies its biennial report flag Wisconsin Sea Grant shared an online version of its 36-page 2018-20 biennial report.

Coastal wetlands: Dynamic ecosystems of Lake Superior The next River Talk will take place via Zoom at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13. Kelly Beaster and Reed Schwarting with the Lake Superior Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Superior will present, “Coastal wetlands: Dynamic ecosystems of Lake Superior.”

Investigating the fate of PFAS in Green Bay and Lake Michigan Christina Remucal is investigating the fate of PFAS in Green Bay and Lake Michigan sediments and water for two years through a Wisconsin Sea Grant project. She also used her expertise to help craft the recent PFAS Action Plan for the state.

Deadline approaching: nominate a Great Lakes champion Nominations are due by midnight on Jan. 16, 2021 for the first-ever Great Lakes Champion Award.

New video illuminates how ancestral and present-day ciscoes provide understanding of the Great Lakes food web An informative new video illuminates the varied coregonines, commonly known as cisco, that have pulsed through Great Lakes waters for 12,000 years.

Flood Resilience Scorecard can help communities plan for high water To help communities cope and prepare for higher intensity storms and more rainfall, Wisconsin Sea Grant and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has developed a Flood Resilience Scorecard.

Wisconsin Sea Grant and Covid-19 While COVID-19 has disrupted our face-to-face operations, Sea Grant staff are working remotely and remain ready to serve the public through email and the phone.