Wisconsin Sea Grant is leading one of six projects recently funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program. The projects, announced today, focus on preventing the introduction of marine debris (trash, fishing gear and microplastics) into coastal and Great Lakes environments.
There are more than 5,000 chemicals in the man-made group known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). At times during an informal workshop on the topic late last week, it felt as if there were also thousands of questions surrounding PFAS. The virtual gathering of more than 50 state agency personnel and academics from University Read more about PFAS in Wisconsin: Setting a research agenda[…]
A June 2021 webinar featuring Wisconsin Sea Grant’s Sharon Moen gave consumers tips on choosing and preparing fish and seafood.
Several Wisconsin Sea Grant staff and fellows are part of the lineup fora virtual conference marking Wisconsin Water Week.
In the Wisconsin Sea Grant online newsroom, we recently introduced four new members of the Advisory Council. Council members help shape Sea Grant’s future, enabling it to better serve the people of Wisconsin. Now, here on our blog, we’d like to give people a chance to get to know those four newcomers better through Q Read more about Get to know the Advisory Council: Q & A with Lori Tate[…]
Get to know Becky Sapper, director of the Wisconsin Master Naturalist Program.
Get to know Madelyn Leopold, a retired attorney and private landowner.
Get to know Deb DeLuca, executive director of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority.
The 45th anniversary of the loss of the iron ore freighter the Edmund Fitzgerald is this November (2020). The compelling tales of 760 other lakes Michigan and Superior shipwrecks can be found at wisconsinshipwrecks.org, a project of Sea Grant and the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Chef and cookbook author Amy Thielen’s memoir “Give a Girl a Knife” is a vivid look at the flavors and places of the Upper Midwest.