Construct wild rice knockers at River Talks

The next River Talk will take place Tuesday, March 8, at the University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjacket Union as part of the St. Louis River Summit. Marne Kaeske with the 1854 Treaty Authority will present, “Bawa’iganaakoog (Wild Rice Harvesting Sticks).”

Lake Superior Sushi

Episode 4, 2/17/22 Lake Superior Sushi Video Transcript Sharon and Marie interview Ryan Lepak, a research limnologist at the Environmental Protection Agency in Duluth who studies mercury. He’s also an avid fisherman. In the second, “Fish-o-Licious” part of the show, Ryan helps us make sushi for the first time with Lake Superior fish. We even Read more about Lake Superior Sushi[…]

Sarah Brown looks forward to coordinating CHAOS

Ever since she was a child, Sarah Brown has been interested in what makes people tick. She pursued that interest and intends to make good use of it in her new role as a J. Philip Keillor Wisconsin Coastal Management-Sea Grant Fellow for Lake Superior.

River Talks offers update on Spirit Lake project

The next River Talk will take place at 7 p.m., Wednesday, February 9, via Zoom. Mark Loomis, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes National Program Office, will present, “Update on the Spirit Lake Great Lakes Legacy Act Project.”

Making a Promising Treatment for Nitrate Pollution Even Better

Episode 39, 1/21/22 Making a Promising Treatment for Nitrate Pollution Even Better Transcript Joe Sanford with the University of Wisconsin-Platteville has spent his academic career getting his hands dirty. The assistant professor of soil and crop science has been studying uses for biochar, a form of charcoal that’s made by burning wood and plant byproducts Read more about Making a Promising Treatment for Nitrate Pollution Even Better[…]