Episode 12, 10/25/23 2. Public Trust: Fighting Fires Transcript In this episode, we return to French Island, a community near La Crosse in Western Wisconsin, to learn more about how local drinking water became contaminated with PFAS. For decades, firefighting foams made from PFAS were used at the local airport for routine training and to Read more about 2. Public Trust: Fighting Fires[…]
Prominent water contaminants researcher Christy Remucal takes over as Sea Grant director.
I serve as the interim director of Wisconsin Sea Grant and the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute. Like Sea Grant, it is a federal-state partnership that supports research, outreach and education in the service of sustainable use of our state’s natural resources. In addition to my commitment to Sea Grant, I hold a partial Read more about Christy Remucal[…]
“Plastic Panic” is a grab-and-go teaching kit that formal and nonformal educators can use to teach about plastic pollution in the Great Lakes, specifically, microplastics.
Sea Grant education leads to a $15 million market for Great Lakes commercial fisheries.
Episode 53, 10/9/23 Hoping for snow: Wisconsin snow data project captures snowflake images and students’ attention Transcript Michael Notaro with the University of Wisconsin-Madison is teaching Wisconsin school children the similarities in snowflakes to share the wonder of nature and information about the Great Lakes climate, but also to expand an international environmental database. Darien Read more about Hoping for snow: Wisconsin snow data project captures snowflake images and students’ attention[…]
Director Jim Hurley is retiring on Oct. 13.
Episode 11, 10/3/23 1. Public Trust: Tapped Out Transcript What happens when an entire Wisconsin community can no longer use their tap water? In this episode, we travel to the small town of Campbell on French Island to find out. French Island resident and local official Lee Donahue gives us a tour of the neighborhood. Read more about Public Trust: Tapped Out[…]
This week, Wisconsin Sea Grant and Midwest Environmental Advocates launched Public Trust, a new podcast miniseries that explores Wisconsin’s response to PFAS contamination. Host Richelle Wilson visits communities impacted by these toxic “forever chemicals” to understand how local residents have been affected and what they’re doing to secure their rights to clean water. The miniseries Read more about Podcast miniseries highlights stories of Wisconsin communities impacted by PFAS pollution[…]
Michael Notaro with the University of Wisconsin-Madison is teaching Wisconsin school children the similarities in snowflakes to share the wonder of nature and information about the Great Lakes climate, but also to expand an international environmental database.