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Friends, fellows, undergrads, a champion and a duo of change agents: an afternoon of celebration On Monday of this week, Wisconsin Sea Grant and the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute (WRI) conducted a fellows convocation and award event that…

A River of Poems The next River Talk will take place via Zoom at 7 p.m. (Central Time) Wednesday, March 3. During “A River of Poems,” a dozen poets from around the world and across the country will read their powerful, provocative and beautiful poems about rivers – the St. Louis River or others.

Sea Grant’s coastal engineer to discuss Great Lakes levels Adam Bechle will speak March 4 at a virtual meeting of the American Water Resources Association Wisconsin Section.

Explore the St. Louis River exhibits and animals at the Great Lakes Aquarium The next River Talk will take place via Zoom at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10. Alexis Berke with the Great Lakes Aquarium will present, “A virtual visit: Explore the St. Louis River exhibits and animals at the Great Lakes Aquarium.”

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 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.