Discovering the magic of the St. Louis River Estuary
The April River Talk featured two speakers who described programs designed to bring tourists to the St. Louis River estuary.
Unsalted: The Wisconsin Sea Grant Blog
River Talk explores life on the soggy side: coastal wetlands
The January 2021 River Talk featured Kelly Beaster and Reed Schwarting with the Lake Superior Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Superior tag-teamed and presented, “Coastal wetlands: Dynamic ecosystems of Lake Superior.”
DeLuca Shares Her Journey to Becoming Executive Director of The Duluth Seaway Port Authority
Deborah DeLuca presented this month’s River Talk on Jan. 8 at the Lake Superior Estuarium. Her talk, “The Duluth Seaway Port Authority – A Career Journey,” offered insight to the Great Lakes’ largest port and how she came to be the first woman to hold the executive director position at Duluth Seaway Port Authority in the 60 years since its establishment.
River Talk explored ballast water research at UWS
Matt TenEyck with the University of Wisconsin-Superior Lake Superior Research Institute presented the November River Talk at the Lake Superior Estuarium. His talk, “Influencing Industry and Research: Ballast Water,” offered the latest news in ballast water research. TenEyck’s institute recently took over management of the ballast water testing facility located on Montreal Pier in the Read more about River Talk explored ballast water research at UWS[…]
Muskie fishing a restored river
The March River Talk kicked off at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in conjunction with the ninth annual St. Louis River Summit. Keith Okeson, past-president of the Lake Superior Chapter of Muskies Inc., was the evening’s guest speaker.
Handling hazards and dealing with disasters: Emergency management in the St. Louis River Estuary
Dean Johnston of the U.S. Coast Guard, John Sager from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Dave Sletten from Douglas County and Kevin Mustonen from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) were the evening’s panelists for the February River Talk about emergency management.
Water connects us: Getting to know your urban streams
The first River Talk of 2019 kicked off on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Lake Superior Estuarium. Eager listeners heard a panel of experts discuss the many environmental and lifestyle impacts we have on our urban streams.