News Releases – Wisconsin Sea Grant

Love the lakes? A first-ever Wisconsin Sea Grant Great Lakes Champion Award is in the works Wisconsin Sea Grant announced it will confer the award in early 2021.

Trash Trunk filled with learning treasures Our new Trash Trunk This learning kit focuses on trash found in our waterways, otherwise known as marine debris. Its free lessons are applicable for learners at levels kindergarten through adult in both formal and informal educational settings.

Port Washington Marina recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina Port Washington Marina has been recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. The marina was the first to join the program in 2010 and has continued to uphold a high standard of environmental stewardship.

Sea Grant-funded graduate student goes from round gobies to a zoo-filled menagerie A former Sea Grant-funded student has been up close with cheetahs, hippos and octupi in his new job with the Milwaukee County Zoo, yet continues to find his past research with round gobies meaningful.

First to fill a First Nations Graduate Assistant position Stephanie King of Oneida, Wisconsin, is breaking new ground. Not only is she first to fill a position with Wisconsin Sea Grant designed to strengthen relationships with First Nation tribes in the Green Bay area, she is in the first cohort of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s First Nations Education Doctoral Program.

Water levels: Erosion, wild rice and geese Two speakers will offer virtual talks at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, via Zoom to kick-off a new season of River Talks. Brandon Krumwiede, Great Lakes geospatial coordinator with NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management, will present, “Water Level Change Impacts in the St. Louis River Estuary.” Hannah Burgstaler, freshwater fellow at the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, will present, “St. Louis River Estuary Water Level and Canada Geese Population Effect on Manoomin Survival Rate.”

New EPA Fellow uses math to predict toxicity for fish and other wildlife A passion for math, natural resources and community outreach led Nathan Pollesch to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Duluth, where he is working on an analytical model that can predict the effects of pesticides on wildlife populations.

Great Lakes Aquaculture Day to highlight regional fish farmers, chefs and extension specialists A free, virtual event on Oct. 10 is open to fish farmers, those interested in the industry, fish consumers and the general public.

South Shore Yacht Club recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina South Shore Yacht Club of Milwaukee has been recertified as a Wisconsin Clean Marina. The yacht club has upheld the best-management practices set by the Wisconsin Clean Marina Program since it was first certified in 2014.

Wisconsin Sea Grant to host virtual “Lake Talks” this fall Four online events in the Lake Talks series will take place this fall; the first is Sept. 10.

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.