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A Lifetime of Education—Retired Outreach Specialist James Lubner Ask Jim Lubner about his 33-year career as a boating safety and education outreach specialist at Wisconsin Sea Grant (and what led to those years),…

Wisconsin Sea Grant gratitude for 50 years shines in a new 50th anniversary video A brand-new video celebrates Wisconsin Sea Grant's 50 years of service.

For new Keillor Fellow, social equity is an important element of coastal community resilience Hannah Paulson, the newest J. Philip Keillor Wisconsin Coastal Management-Sea Grant Fellow, brings strong interests in both social equity and nature-based solutions for stabilizing shorelines.

Whimsical marine debris play debuts in Door County What empowers people to help the environment and rhymes at the same time? Answer: “Me and Debry,” a half-hour, whimsical, audience-participation play about litter (marine debris) in the Great Lakes. The script for the play will soon be available for others to use.

Known by many for much, Anne Moser is now known as an award-winner Anne Moser was named the 2022 Nonformal Educator of the Year by the Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education.

Aquatic invasive species staff member recognized as Lake Leader Scott McComb recently completed training through the Wisconsin Lake Leaders Institute, culminating in an October graduation with members of his cohort.

Freshwater@UW Summer Research Scholars Program opportunities now open 2023 Freshwater@UW Summer Research Scholars Program opportunities--31 of them--are now open for review and application.

River Talks: Tell us what you love about the river The River Talks will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the Lake Superior Estuarium, with “Tell us What you Love About the River,” an in-person presentation by Molly Wick, Lake Superior Reserve Margaret A. Davidson Fellow, who will describe a study she designed to help environmental managers understand how the community benefits from local lakes, rivers and streams and how this work could help make those benefits more accessible to everyone.

A Great Lakes champion and prolific researcher of Green Bay dies A pioneering researcher of the Green Bay ecosystem recently died. He received many years of Sea Grant funding to further understanding of the bay.

Accessible birding event delivers Barker’s Island in the Duluth-Superior Harbor was the site of a free, bird-focused morning recently. People of all ages and ability levels attended an accessible birding outing led by experts from the Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory and the Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve.

Science-themed artwork to be unveiled Oct. 15 at Sturgeon Bay City Hall The public artwork will celebrate Wisconsin Sea Grant's 50th anniversary. The artists' concept takes a look at the base of the Lake Michigan food web, as well as human enjoyment of the lake.

River Talks resume with “Wild Stories” On Oct. 12, the River Talks return for the season with “Wild Stories of Wildlife on the St. Louis River."

Family-friendly environmental play debuts in Door County “Me and Debry,” a half-hour, whimsical, audience participation play about litter (marine debris) in the Great Lakes, will debut at 10:30 a.m., Oct. 9, at the Donald and Carol Kress Pavilion in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin.

EPA Fellow Emily Pavlovic: Up-close and personal with birds Emily Pavlovic’s love of birds led her to a fellowship in avian toxicology at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division.

Free accessible birding outing Join the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve on Sept. 21, for a free, bird-focused morning. People of all ages and abilities are welcome at an accessible birding outing led by experts at the Lake Superior Estuarium on Barker’s Island in Superior.